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Where does “irreformably” come from?

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

irreformably (English): Such that it cannot be reformed

Definitions

  1. Such that it cannot be reformed

Ancestry of “irreformably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishirreformableThat cannot be reformed
2EnglishreformableThat can be reformed
3EnglishreformThe change of something that is defective,...
4GermanReformreform
5Frenchréformereform; first-person singular present indicative...
6Frenchréformerto reform
7Latinrefōrmō—
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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