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Where does “irrevocable” come from?

Irrevocable comes from Latin irrevocabilis, meaning unable to be called back or recalled.

irrevocable (English): Unable to be retracted or reversed; final

Definitions

  1. Unable to be retracted or reversed; final

Ancestry of “irrevocable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchirrévocableirrevocable
2Latinirrevocābilis—
3Latinrevocabilis—
4Latinrevocō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “irrevocable”

  • irrevocably
  • irrevocability
  • irrevocableness
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