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Where does “irreformable” come from?

irreformable (English) comes from English reformable, from English reform, from German Reform, from French réforme, from French réformer, from Latin refōrmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

irreformable (English): That cannot be reformed

Definitions

  1. That cannot be reformed

Ancestry of “irreformable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreformableThat can be reformed
2EnglishreformThe change of something that is defective,...
3GermanReformreform
4Frenchréformereform; first-person singular present indicative...
5Frenchréformerto reform
6Latinrefōrmō—
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 “irreformable”

  • irreformably
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