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Where does “irreprehensible” come from?

irreprehensible (English) comes from Latin irreprehensibilis, from Latin irreprehēnsus, from Latin reprehensus, from Latin reprehendō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

irreprehensible (English): not reprehensible, blameless, without blame;...

Definitions

  1. not reprehensible, blameless, without blame;...

Ancestry of “irreprehensible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinirreprehensibilisirreprehensible, not blameworthy, irreproachable,...
2Latinirreprehēnsus—
3Latinreprehensusseized
4Latinreprehendō—
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

Words derived from “irreprehensible”

  • irreprehensibly
  • irreprehensibleness
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