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Where does “nonreviewable” come from?

nonreviewable (English) comes from English reviewable, from English review, from Middle English revewe, from Old French reveue, from Old French reveu, from Old French reveoir, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.

nonreviewable (English): Not able to be reviewed

Definitions

  1. Not able to be reviewed

Ancestry of “nonreviewable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreviewableEligible for review or reconsideration; Able to...
2EnglishreviewA second or subsequent reading of a text or...
3Middle EnglishreveweAn examination of an army
4Old Frenchreveue—
5Old Frenchreveu—
6Old Frenchreveoirto see again, especially a person; to meet again
7Old Frenchre-re-
8Latinrĕ-—
9Latinprōdūcō—
10Latinprō-—
11Proto-Italic*pro-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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