Etymology

unkissable

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Today it means: That cannot be kissed; not suitable for kissing. Full definition →

English kissable ← Middle English kissen ← Old English cyssan
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The story

  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. Proto-Indo-European*kw(e)s-
  9. Proto-Germanic*kussaz
  10. Proto-Germanic*kussijaną
  11. Proto-West Germanic*kussijan
  12. Old Englishcyssan
  13. Middle Englishkissen
  14. Englishkiss
  15. Englishkissable
  16. English todayunkissable

From un- + kissable.

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