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
2Latinirrevocābilisirrevocable
3Latinrevocabilisrevocable, withdrawable, recallable
4Latinrevocōto recall (troops, etc.), to call back
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

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