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Where does “reconcilable” come from?

Reconcilable derives from Latin reconciliabilis, formed from reconcilio (to bring together again) and the suffix -abilis, tracing back through re- (again) and concilium (assembly, gathering) to cum (with, together).

reconcilable (English): Capable of being reconciled; Something that can...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being reconciled; Something that can...

Ancestry of “reconcilable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreconcileTo restore a friendly relationship; to bring back...
2Latinreconciliō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “reconcilable”

  • unreconcilable
  • reconcilability
  • reconcilableness
  • reconcilably
  • unreconcilably
  • inreconcilable
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