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Where does “nonreconfigurable” come from?

nonreconfigurable (English) comes from English reconfigurable, from English reconfigure, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

nonreconfigurable (English): Not reconfigurable

Definitions

  1. Not reconfigurable

Ancestry of “nonreconfigurable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreconfigurableThat can be reconfigured
2EnglishreconfigureTo arrange into a new configuration
3Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
4Middle Englishre-—
5Old Frenchre-re-
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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