Where does “irrefusably” come from?
irrefusably (English) comes from English irrefusable, from English refusable, from English refuse, from English fuse, from English fusion, from Middle French fusion, from Old French fusion, from Latin fusio — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
irrefusably (English): In an irrefusable manner; beyond the possibility of refusal
Definitions
- In an irrefusable manner; beyond the possibility of refusal
Ancestry of “irrefusably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irrefusable | That cannot be refused |
| 2 | English | refusable | That can be refused |
| 3 | English | refuse | Discarded, rejected; Collectively, items or... |
| 4 | English | fuse | A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some... |
| 5 | English | fusion | The act of merging separate elements, or the... |
| 6 | Middle French | fusion | fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it) |
| 7 | Old French | fusion | — |
| 8 | Latin | fusio | a pouring out; an outpouring, effusion; a... |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |