Where does “irreparably” come from?
Irreparably comes from Middle French irréparable, Latin irreparabilis, Proto-Germanic -līkaz and galīkaz, and Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm, describing something incapable of being repaired or restored.
irreparably (English): Such that it cannot be repaired
Definitions
- Such that it cannot be repaired
Ancestry of “irreparably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irreparable | Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or... |
| 2 | Middle French | irréparable | — |
| 3 | Latin | irreparabilis | irreparable, irrecoverable (concerning loss or damage), irretrievable |
| 4 | Latin | inreparabilis | Alternative form of irreparābilis |
| 5 | Latin | reparabilis | reparable, repairable; recoverable; retrievable |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |