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Where does “irreclaimable” come from?

irreclaimable (English) comes from English reclaimable, from English reclaim, from Middle English reclaymen, from Anglo-Norman reclamer, from Old French reclamer, from Latin reclāmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

irreclaimable (English): Incapable of being reclaimed; not reclaimable;...

Definitions

  1. Incapable of being reclaimed; not reclaimable;...

Ancestry of “irreclaimable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreclaimableCapable of being reclaimed; reformed or tamed
2EnglishreclaimTo return land to a suitable condition for use;...
3Middle Englishreclaymen—
4Anglo-Normanreclamerto implore; to shout to
5Old Frenchreclamerto implore; to shout to
6Latinreclāmō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “irreclaimable”

  • irreclaimably
  • irreclaimableness
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