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Where does “irremovable” come from?

irremovable (English) comes from English ir-, from Latin ir-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

irremovable (English): Not removable; immovable; inflexible

Definitions

  1. Not removable; immovable; inflexible

Ancestry of “irremovable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishir-Used for expressing negation; not
2Latinir-Alternative form of in-; un-
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “irremovable”

  • irremovably
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →