Where does “irrelevancy” come from?
irrelevancy (English) comes from English irrelevant, from English relevant, from Old French relevant, from Latin relevāns, from Latin relevō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
irrelevancy (English): The quality of being irrelevant or inapplicable;...
Definitions
- The quality of being irrelevant or inapplicable;...
Ancestry of “irrelevancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | irrelevant | Not related, not applicable, unimportant, not... |
| 2 | English | relevant | Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a... |
| 3 | Old French | relevant | assisting |
| 4 | Latin | relevāns | — |
| 5 | Latin | relevō | — |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |