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Where does “retrievably” come from?

retrievably (English) comes from English retrievable, from English retrieve, from Middle French retruev-, from Old French retrover, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

retrievably (English): Such that it can be retrieved

Definitions

  1. Such that it can be retrieved

Ancestry of “retrievably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishretrievableCapable of being retrieved or recovered
2EnglishretrieveTo regain or get back something; To rescue; To...
3Middle Frenchretruev-—
4Old Frenchretrover—
5Old Frenchre-re-
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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