Where does “nonretrievable” come from?

nonretrievable (English) comes from English retrievable, from English retrieve, from Middle French retruev-, from Old French retrover, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

nonretrievable (English): Not retrievable

Definitions

  1. Not retrievable

Ancestry of “nonretrievable”, step by step

nonretrievable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English retrievable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishretrievableCapable of being retrieved or recovered
2EnglishretrieveTo regain or get back something; To rescue; To...
3Middle Frenchretruev-—
4Old Frenchretrover—
5Old Frenchre-re- again; once more
6Latinrĕ-back, backwards
7Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
8Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
9Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →