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Where does “irremissible” come from?

irremissible (English) comes from Middle English irremyssible, from Old French irremissible, from Late Latin irremissibilis, from Latin remissus, from Latin remitto, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

irremissible (English): Not remissible

Definitions

  1. Not remissible

Ancestry of “irremissible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishirremyssible—
2Old Frenchirremissible—
3Late Latinirremissibilis—
4Latinremissussent back, remitted; relaxed; remiss
5Latinremittoto send back, to remit, to throw back; to relax,...
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “irremissible”

  • irremissibly
  • irremissibleness
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