Where does “unverifiable” come from?
Unverifiable derives from English verify, which comes from Latin verus meaning "true" and facio meaning "to make," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning "to put or do."
unverifiable (English): Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked...
Definitions
- Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked...
Ancestry of “unverifiable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verifiable | Able to be verified or confirmed; Able to be... |
| 2 | English | verify | To substantiate or prove the truth of something;... |
| 3 | Old French | verifier | to verify |
| 4 | Latin | vērificāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 6 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |