Where does “unutterably” come from?
Unutterably derives from English unutterable, itself formed from English utter combined with the prefix un-, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European óynos and ano- meaning "not" or "without."
unutterably (English): In an unutterable manner
Ancestry of “unutterably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unutterable | Not utterable; incapable of being spoken or... |
| 2 | English | utterable | Capable of being expressed in words, especially... |
| 3 | English | utter | Outer; furthest out, most remote; Outward;... |
| 4 | Middle English | outre | — |
| 5 | Old English | ūtera | outer |
| 6 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |