Where does “irrepressibleness” come from?
irrepressibleness (English) comes from English irrepressible, from English repressible, from English repress, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
irrepressibleness (English): The quality of being irrepressible
Definitions
- The quality of being irrepressible
Ancestry of “irrepressibleness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | irrepressible | Not containable or controllable; Especially... |
| 2 | English | repressible | Capable of being repressed, of being controlled,... |
| 3 | English | repress | To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing... |
| 4 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 5 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 6 | Old French | re- | re- |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |