Where does “unvisitable” come from?
unvisitable (English) comes from English visitable, from English visit, from Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitō, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
unvisitable (English): Not visitable; that cannot be visited; Unsuitable...
Definitions
- Not visitable; that cannot be visited; Unsuitable...
Ancestry of “unvisitable”, step by step
unvisitable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English visitable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | visitable | Capable of being visited; Enjoyable to visit;... |
| 2 | English | visit | To habitually go to to comfort them; To go and... |
| 3 | Middle English | visiten | — |
| 4 | Old French | visiter | — |
| 5 | Latin | vīsitō | to see |
| 6 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 7 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |