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Where does “irrepressibly” come from?

irrepressibly (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.

irrepressibly (English): In a manner or to a degree that can not be...

Definitions

  1. In a manner or to a degree that can not be...

Ancestry of “irrepressibly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishirrepressibleNot containable or controllable; Especially...
2EnglishrepressibleCapable of being repressed, of being controlled,...
3EnglishrepressTo forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing...
4Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
5Middle Englishre-—
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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