Where does “unsurrenderable” come from?
unsurrenderable (English) comes from English surrenderable, from English surrender, from Old French surrendre, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
unsurrenderable (English): Not to be surrendered
Definitions
- Not to be surrendered
Ancestry of “unsurrenderable”, step by step
unsurrenderable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English surrenderable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surrenderable | Capable of being surrendered; due to be handed... |
| 2 | English | surrender | To give up into the power, control, or possession... |
| 3 | Old French | surrendre | to give up; to hand over |
| 4 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 5 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |