uncatchable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti

Proto-Indo-European *kaptós

Proto-Italic *kaptos

Latin captus

Proto-Indo-European *-yetider.

Latin -io

Vulgar Latin *captiāre

Old French chacierbor.

Anglo-Norman cachierbor.

Middle English cacchen

English catch

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English catchable

English uncatchable

From un- + catchable.

Adjective

uncatchable (not comparable)

1. Not catchable; that cannot be caught.

Derived terms

• uncatchableness
• uncatchably