Where does “irrecusably” come from?
irrecusably (English) comes from English irrecusable, from English recusable, from English recuse, from Middle English recusen, from Old French recuser, from Latin recūsāre, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
irrecusably (English): In an irrecusable manner
Ancestry of “irrecusably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | irrecusable | That cannot be challenged or objected to |
| 2 | English | recusable | That can be challenged or objected to |
| 3 | English | recuse | To refuse or reject ; to declare that the judge... |
| 4 | Middle English | recusen | — |
| 5 | Old French | recuser | — |
| 6 | Latin | recūsāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |