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Where does “inoppugnable” come from?

inoppugnable (English) comes from English oppugnable, from English oppugn, from Middle French oppugner, from Latin oppugno, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

inoppugnable (English): Indisputable, incontestable, unquestionable;...

Definitions

  1. Indisputable, incontestable, unquestionable;...

Ancestry of “inoppugnable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoppugnableDisputable, contestable, refutable, capable of...
2EnglishoppugnTo contradict or controvert; to oppose; to...
3Middle Frenchoppugner—
4LatinoppugnoI attack, assault; I storm, besiege
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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