English
insurmountability
From in- + surmount + -ability.
Formed from in + surmount + ability
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Germanic *in
Proto-West Germanic *in
Old English in
Middle English in ‘inside’
English in
Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to stand out, to tower’
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Vulgar Latin *montāre ‘climb’
Old French monter ‘to mount’
Old French surmonter ‘to rise above, surmount’
Middle English surmounten ‘to surpass’
English surmount
Latin habeō ‘to have, possess’
Latin habilis ‘apt, fit, able’
Latin habilitās ‘aptness, ability’
Old French ablete
Middle English abilite ‘suitability, ability’
English ability
Today it means
noun The state or quality of being insurmountable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / insurmountability