Where does “untemptable” come from?
untemptable (English) comes from English temptable, from English tempt, from Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
untemptable (English): Not temptable; that cannot be tempted
Definitions
- Not temptable; that cannot be tempted
Ancestry of “untemptable”, step by step
untemptable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English temptable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | temptable | Capable of being tempted; liable to be tempted |
| 2 | English | tempt | To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by... |
| 3 | Middle English | tempten | to tempt |
| 4 | Old French | tempter | to tempt; to act as a temptation |
| 5 | Latin | temptō | to test the strength; to make an attack upon |
| 6 | Latin | tendō | to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |