Where does “irretrievableness” come from?
irretrievableness (English) comes from English irretrievable, from English retrievable, from English retrieve, from Middle French retruev-, from Old French retrover, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
irretrievableness (English): The state or quality of being irretrievable
Definitions
- The state or quality of being irretrievable
Ancestry of “irretrievableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | irretrievable | Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable |
| 2 | English | retrievable | Capable of being retrieved or recovered |
| 3 | English | retrieve | To regain or get back something; To rescue; To... |
| 4 | Middle French | retruev- | — |
| 5 | Old French | retrover | — |
| 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 |