Where does “intransitable” come from?
intransitable (Spanish) comes from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.
intransitable (Spanish): impassable
Definitions
- impassable
Ancestry of “intransitable”, step by step
intransitable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | in | Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position... |
| 2 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 3 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
via Spanish transitable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | transitable | passable |
| 2 | Spanish | -able | able |
| 3 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |