Where does “untranslatableness” come from?
untranslatableness (English) comes from English untranslatable, from English translatable, from English translate, from Middle English translaten, from Old French translater, from Latin trānslātiō, from Latin trānsferō, from Latin ferō — shiny, light brown.
untranslatableness (English): The quality or property of being untranslatable;...
Definitions
- The quality or property of being untranslatable;...
Ancestry of “untranslatableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | untranslatable | Not able to be translated; A word or phrase that... |
| 2 | English | translatable | Capable of being translated into another... |
| 3 | English | translate | Senses relating to the change of information,... |
| 4 | Middle English | translaten | To transport or move; to cause to change place;... |
| 5 | Old French | translater | to translate |
| 6 | Latin | trānslātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | trānsferō | — |
| 8 | Latin | ferō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |