Where Did the Word Unfathomable Come from?

unfathomable (adj.)
1610s, originally in the figurative sense, of feelings, conditions, etc., from un- (1) "not" + fathomable.

Where did the word really originate?

really (adv.)

The general sense is from early 15c. Purely emphatic use dates from c. 1600, "indeed," sometimes as a corroboration, sometimes as an expression of surprise or a term of protest; interrogative use (as in oh, really?) is recorded from 1815.

What is the meaning of word unfathomable?

: not capable of being fathomed: a : immeasurable. b : impossible to comprehend.

Marcus Vance

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