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Where does “irrepleviable” come from?

irrepleviable (English) comes from English repleviable, from English replevy, from Old French replevir, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

irrepleviable (English): Not capable of being replevied

Definitions

  1. Not capable of being replevied

Ancestry of “irrepleviable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrepleviableCapable of being replevied
2EnglishreplevyTo return goods to their rightful owner by...
3Old Frenchreplevirto give a guaranty
4Old Frenchre-re-
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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