unmakeable

English

Alternative forms

• unmakable

Etymology

Etymology tree

English un-

English make

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder.

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English unmakeable

From un- + make + -able.

Adjective

unmakeable (comparative more unmakeable, superlative most unmakeable)

1. Unable to be made (in various senses)

   an unmakeable shot

   an unmakeable contract in bridge