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Where does “irreconcilable” come from?

Irreconcilable comes from Middle French irréconciliable, from Latin irreconciliabilis, combining the prefix in- with reconciliabilis, itself formed from concilium meaning assembly or council.

irreconcilable (English): Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising;...

Definitions

  1. Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising;...

Ancestry of “irreconcilable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchirréconciliable—
2Latinirreconciliābilis—

Words derived from “irreconcilable”

  • irreconcilably
  • irreconcilableness
Every word from Latin irreconciliābilis →