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Where does “unupgradable” come from?

unupgradable (English) comes from English upgradable, from English upgrade, from English up-, from Middle English up-, from Old English ūp-, from Old English ūp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.

unupgradable (English): That cannot be upgraded

Definitions

  1. That cannot be upgraded

Ancestry of “unupgradable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupgradableHaving the capacity to undergo an upgrade; A...
2EnglishupgradeAn upward grade or slope; An improved component...
3Englishup-Used to indicate increase; Used to indicate...
4Middle Englishup-—
5Old Englishūp-up-
6Old Englishūpup, from above
7Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
8Proto-Germanicubunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →