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Where does “undeformable” come from?

undeformable (English) comes from English deformable, from French déformable, from French déformer, from Latin dēfōrmō, from Latin dēfōrmis, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

undeformable (English): Not capable of being deformed under the given...

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  1. Not capable of being deformed under the given...

Ancestry of “undeformable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeformableCapable of being reshaped
2Frenchdéformabledeformable
3Frenchdéformerdistort, twist out of shape, contort; distort,...
4Latindēfōrmō—
5Latindēfōrmis—
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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