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
- Such that it cannot be reformed
Ancestry of “irreformably”, step by step
irreformably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irreformable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irreformable | That cannot be reformed |
| 2 | English | reformable | That can be reformed |
| 3 | English | reform | The change of something that is defective,... |
| 4 | German | Reform | reform |
| 5 | French | réforme | reform; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 6 | French | réformer | to reform |
| 7 | Latin | refōrmō | to transform, reshape, remold |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |