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Where does “irreclaimably” come from?

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

irreclaimably (English): In an irreclaimable manner

Definitions

  1. In an irreclaimable manner

Ancestry of “irreclaimably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishirreclaimableIncapable of being reclaimed; not reclaimable;...
2EnglishreclaimableCapable of being reclaimed; reformed or tamed
3EnglishreclaimTo return land to a suitable condition for use;...
4Middle Englishreclaymen—
5Anglo-Normanreclamerto implore; to shout to
6Old Frenchreclamerto implore; to shout to
7Latinreclāmō—
8Latinrĕ-—
9Latinprōdūcō—
10Latinprō-—
11Proto-Italic*pro-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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