unattestable

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adjective

That cannot be attested.

OriginEnglish attest ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunattestable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat cannot be attested.

Origin

  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. Englishattest
  9. Englishunattestable

From un- + attest + -able.

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Translations

Finnish todentamaton, vahvistamaton
  • todentamatonthat cannot be attested
  • vahvistamatonthat cannot be attested
Cite this entry
APA

unattestable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unattestable

MLA

“unattestable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unattestable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unattestable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unattestable.

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