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Where does “reparable” come from?

reparable (English) comes from Middle French réparable, from Latin reparabilis, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

reparable (English): Able to be repaired

Definitions

  1. Able to be repaired

Ancestry of “reparable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchréparable—
2Latinreparabilisreparable, repairable; recoverable; retrievable
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 “reparable”

  • reparably
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