Where does “irresolvableness” come from?
irresolvableness (English) comes from English irresolvable, from English resolvable, from English resolve, from Middle English resolven, from Old French resolver, from Latin resolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
irresolvableness (English): The state or quality of being irresolvable
Definitions
- The state or quality of being irresolvable
Ancestry of “irresolvableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irresolvable | Impossible to resolve; insoluble; Impossible to... |
| 2 | English | resolvable | Able to be resolved; to which a solution may be... |
| 3 | English | resolve | To find a solution to; To reduce to simple or... |
| 4 | Middle English | resolven | To transmute; to change state |
| 5 | Old French | resolver | to resolve oneself; to become resolved |
| 6 | Latin | resolvō | to release, loosen, unloose, unbind, disentangle, relax, dissolve |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |