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Where does “untelevisable” come from?

untelevisable (English) comes from English televisable, from English televise, from English televisión, from French télévision, from German Television, from Italian televisione, from Spanish televisión, from Spanish tele- — resin.

untelevisable (English): Not televisable; unsuitable for television

Definitions

  1. Not televisable; unsuitable for television

Ancestry of “untelevisable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtelevisableThat can be televised; suitable for television
2Englishteleviseto broadcast, or be broadcast, by television
3Englishtelevisión—
4Frenchtélévisiontelevision
5GermanTelevision—
6Italiantelevisionetelevision
7Spanishtelevisióntelevision
8Spanishtele-tele-
9Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
10Latincommūnicāre—
11Latincommūnis—
12Old Latincom(m)oinis—
13Proto-Italickommoinis—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt—
18Germankitt—
19Old High Germankuti—
20Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
21Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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