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Where does “nonundoable” come from?

nonundoable (English) comes from English undoable, from English doable, from English do, from English ditto, from Italian ditto, from Italian detto, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

nonundoable (English): Not undoable; impossible to undo

Definitions

  1. Not undoable; impossible to undo

Ancestry of “nonundoable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishundoableNot doable; impossible to do; Something that...
2EnglishdoablePossible to do; feasible; Worthy of sexual...
3Englishdo1897 December , Winston Churchill, chapter IV,...
4EnglishdittoThat which was stated before, the aforesaid, the...
5Italianditto—
6Italiandettopast participle of dire; past participle of...
7Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
8Latindīcō—
9Latin-tiō—
10Latindissertātiō—
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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