Where does “untraceably” come from?
untraceably (English) comes from English untraceable, from English traceable, from English trace, from Middle English trace, from Old French trace, from Old French tracier, from Latin tractiāre, from Latin tractus — to run.
untraceably (English): In an untraceable manner
Definitions
- In an untraceable manner
Ancestry of “untraceably”, step by step
untraceably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untraceable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untraceable | Not able to be traced or tracked down |
| 2 | English | traceable | Capable of being traced; possible to track down |
| 3 | English | trace | An act of tracing; An enquiry sent out for a... |
| 4 | Middle English | trace | A trail, track or road; a pathway or route; One's... |
| 5 | Old French | trace | trace (markings showing where one has been) |
| 6 | Old French | tracier | — |
| 7 | Latin | tractiāre | trace, score, delineate |
| 8 | Latin | tractus | dragged, having been dragged; trailed, having... |
| 9 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |