Where does “untenderable” come from?
untenderable (English) comes from English tenderable, from English tender, from English tend, from Middle English tenden, from Middle English attenden, from Old French atendre, from Latin attendō, from Latin ad- — in.
untenderable (English): Not tenderable
Definitions
- Not tenderable
Ancestry of “untenderable”, step by step
untenderable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tenderable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tenderable | Capable of being tendered |
| 2 | English | tender | Sensitive or painful to the touch; Easily bruised... |
| 3 | English | tend | To make a tender of; to offer or tender; To be... |
| 4 | Middle English | tenden | To ignite; to light or set on fire |
| 5 | Middle English | attenden | to attend |
| 6 | Old French | atendre | to wait |
| 7 | Latin | attendō | to pay attention, attend (to), direct the attention towards |
| 8 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 9 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 10 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |