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
- Incapable of being reclaimed; not reclaimable;...
Ancestry of “irreclaimable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reclaimable | Capable of being reclaimed; reformed or tamed |
| 2 | English | reclaim | To return land to a suitable condition for use;... |
| 3 | Middle English | reclaymen | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | reclamer | to implore; to shout to |
| 5 | Old French | reclamer | to implore; to shout to |
| 6 | Latin | reclāmō | to cry out, exclaim, protest or shout against, contradict loudly |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |