Where does “untransitable” come from?
untransitable (English) comes from Spanish transitable, from Spanish -able, from Latin -ābilis — suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able.
untransitable (English): Not transitable
Definitions
- Not transitable
Ancestry of “untransitable”, step by step
untransitable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish transitable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | transitable | passable |
| 2 | Spanish | -able | able |
| 3 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |