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Where does “unbreachable” come from?

unbreachable (English) comes from English breachable, from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

unbreachable (English): Impossible to breach

Definitions

  1. Impossible to breach

Ancestry of “unbreachable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbreachableThat can be breached; vulnerable
2EnglishableEasy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to
3Middle Englishable—
4Old Frenchableable; capable
5Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
6Latin-ilis-ile
7Proto-Italic-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-elis—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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