Where does “untransliteratable” come from?
untransliteratable (English) comes from English transliteratable, from English transliterate, from Latin transliteratum, from Latin translitero, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
untransliteratable (English): That cannot be transliterated
Definitions
- That cannot be transliterated
Ancestry of “untransliteratable”, step by step
untransliteratable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transliteratable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transliteratable | Capable of being transliterated |
| 2 | English | transliterate | To represent letters or words in the characters... |
| 3 | Latin | transliteratum | — |
| 4 | Latin | translitero | — |
| 5 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |