'unrecordable' originates from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the word 'record' from Latin 'recordari', where 're-' meant 'again' and 'cordis' meant 'heart'.

'recordari' transformed into the Old French word 'recorder', and eventually became the modern English word 'record'. The prefix 'un-' was added to form 'unrecordable'.

Initially, 'record' meant 'to remember or recall', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to set down in writing or other permanent form'.