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Where does “nonenforceability” come from?

nonenforceability (English) comes from English enforceability, from English enforce, from Middle English enforcen, from Old French enforcier, from Franco-Provençal forciér, from Latin fortio, from Late Latin fortia, from Latin fortis — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

nonenforceability (English): The property of not being enforceable

Definitions

  1. The property of not being enforceable

Ancestry of “nonenforceability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenforceabilityThe quality of being enforceable
2EnglishenforceTo keep up, impose or bring into effect...
3Middle Englishenforcen—
4Old Frenchenforcierto fortify; to strengthen; to strengthen; to...
5Franco-Provençalforciérto force
6LatinfortioI force
7Late Latinfortianominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative...
8Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
9Old Latinforctisstrong
10Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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