Where does “untuneableness” come from?
untuneableness (English) comes from English tuneableness, from English tuneable, from English tune, from Middle English tune, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz — to be able.
Ancestry of “untuneableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tuneableness | — |
| 2 | English | tuneable | Alternative spelling of tunable |
| 3 | English | tune | A melody; A song, or short musical composition;... |
| 4 | Middle English | tune | Alternative form of toun |
| 5 | Old French | ton | your |
| 6 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 7 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 8 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 9 | Polish | tu | here |
| 10 | Polish | być | to be |
| 11 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 12 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 13 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |