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Where does “nonimmutable” come from?

nonimmutable (English) comes from English immutable, from Middle English immutable, from Latin immūtābilis, from Latin mutabilis, from Latin muto, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

nonimmutable (English): Not immutable

Definitions

  1. Not immutable

Ancestry of “nonimmutable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishimmutableunable to be changed without exception; not able...
2Middle Englishimmutable—
3Latinimmūtābilis—
4Latinmutabilismutable, changeable, inconstant
5LatinmutoI move, remove; I alter, change, modify,...
6Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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