Where does “irreprehensibly” come from?
irreprehensibly (English) comes from English irreprehensible, from Latin irreprehensibilis, from Latin irreprehēnsus, from Latin reprehensus, from Latin reprehendō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
irreprehensibly (English): In an irreprehensible manner
Definitions
- In an irreprehensible manner
Ancestry of “irreprehensibly”, step by step
irreprehensibly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irreprehensible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irreprehensible | not reprehensible, blameless, without blame;... |
| 2 | Latin | irreprehensibilis | irreprehensible, not blameworthy, irreproachable,... |
| 3 | Latin | irreprehēnsus | blameless, without blame |
| 4 | Latin | reprehensus | seized |
| 5 | Latin | reprehendō | to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch |
| 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 |