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Where does “remedilessness” come from?

remedilessness (English) comes from English remediless, from English remedy, from Middle English remedie, from Old French remedie, from Latin remedium, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

remedilessness (English): Absence of remedy; incurability

Definitions

  1. Absence of remedy; incurability

Ancestry of “remedilessness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishremedilessNot having a remedy; not capable of being...
2EnglishremedySomething that corrects or counteracts; The legal...
3Middle EnglishremedieAlternative form of remedye
4Old Frenchremedie—
5Latinremediumremedy, cure; medicine; aid, assistance
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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