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Where does “irrepealably” come from?

irrepealably (English) comes from English irrepealable, from English repealable, from English repeal, from Anglo-Norman repeler, from Old French rapeler, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

irrepealably (English): Such that it cannot be repealed

Definitions

  1. Such that it cannot be repealed

Ancestry of “irrepealably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishirrepealableThat cannot be repealed
2EnglishrepealableCapable of being repealed
3EnglishrepealTo cancel, invalidate, annul; To recall; to...
4Anglo-NormanrepelerAlternative form of rapeler
5Old Frenchrapelerto remember; to recall; to call back, to recall;...
6Old Frenchre-re-
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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