Where does “irreproachableness” come from?
irreproachableness (English) comes from English irreproachable, from French irréprochable, from French reprochable, from French reprocher, from Old French reprochier, from Latin repropiāre, from Latin prope, from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe — passed , crossed.
irreproachableness (English): The quality or state of being irreproachable;...
Definitions
- The quality or state of being irreproachable;...
Ancestry of “irreproachableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | irreproachable | Free from blame, not open to reproach or... |
| 2 | French | irréprochable | irreproachable |
| 3 | French | reprochable | — |
| 4 | French | reprocher | to blame somebody for something |
| 5 | Old French | reprochier | to chastise; to admonish; to reproach |
| 6 | Latin | repropiāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | prope | near, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | prokʷe | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |