Where does “irrepealable” come from?
irrepealable (English) comes from English repealable, from English repeal, from Anglo-Norman repeler, from Old French rapeler, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
irrepealable (English): That cannot be repealed
Definitions
- That cannot be repealed
Ancestry of “irrepealable”, step by step
irrepealable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English repealable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repealable | Capable of being repealed |
| 2 | English | repeal | To cancel, invalidate, annul; To recall; to... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | repeler | Alternative form of rapeler |
| 4 | Old French | rapeler | to remember; to recall; to call back, to recall;... |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 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 |