Where does “untunable” come from?
untunable (English) comes from English tunable, from English tune, from Middle English tune, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu — to be able.
untunable (English): Unable to be tuned; unmelodic; inharmonious
Definitions
- Unable to be tuned; unmelodic; inharmonious
Ancestry of “untunable”, step by step
untunable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tunable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tunable | Harmonious, melodic, tuneful; Able to be tuned; A... |
| 2 | English | tune | A melody; A song, or short musical composition;... |
| 3 | Middle English | tune | Alternative form of toun |
| 4 | Old French | ton | your |
| 5 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 6 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 7 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 8 | Polish | tu | here |
| 9 | Polish | być | to be |
| 10 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 11 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |