Etymology

uncopyrightability

Today it means: The condition of being uncopyrightable. Full definition →

English copyright ← Middle English un- ← Old English un-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishcopyright
  9. English todayuncopyrightability

From un- + copyright + -ability.

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