Where does “untranslateableness” come from?
untranslateableness (English) comes from English untranslateable, from English translateable, from English translate, from Middle English translaten, from Old French translater, from Latin trānslātiō, from Latin trānsferō, from Latin ferō — shiny, light brown.
untranslateableness (English): The quality of being untranslateable
Definitions
- The quality of being untranslateable
Ancestry of “untranslateableness”, step by step
untranslateableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untranslateable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untranslateable | Alternative form of untranslatable |
| 2 | English | translateable | Alternative form of translatable |
| 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 | Translation, in the broadest sense: the process of transferring or carrying something over from one thing to another; in particular |
| 7 | Latin | trānsferō | to bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over |
| 8 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |