Etymology

undeletable

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Today it means: That cannot be deleted; indelible. Full definition →

English deletable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un-
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undeletable · adjective1

  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. Englishdelete
  9. Englishdeletable
  10. English todayundeletable

From un- + deletable.

undeletable · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Englishdelete
  10. Englishundelete
  11. English todayundeletable

From undelete + -able.

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