Where does “irresistibly” come from?
Irresistibly derives from English irresistible, formed in English from the prefix in- (from Latin in-, from Proto-Indo-European ne-, meaning "not") combined with resistible, which comes from Latin resistibilis based on the verb resistere (re- plus sistere, from Proto-Indo-European oyd-, meaning "to stand").
irresistibly (English): In an irresistible manner
Definitions
- In an irresistible manner
Ancestry of “irresistibly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irresistible | Impossile to resist; Compellingly attractive |
| 2 | Latin | irresistibilis | irresistible |
| 3 | Latin | resisto | I stand back, remain standing somewhere; stand... |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |