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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

  1. That cannot be transliterated

Ancestry of “untransliteratable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransliteratableCapable of being transliterated
2EnglishtransliterateTo represent letters or words in the characters...
3Latintransliteratum—
4Latintranslitero—
5Latintrāns—
6LatinPadus—
7LeponticBodincus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →