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Where does “unexcusable” come from?

unexcusable (English) comes from English excusable, from Old French escusable, from Latin excusabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

unexcusable (English): inexcusable

Definitions

  1. inexcusable

Ancestry of “unexcusable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishexcusablepossible to excuse
2Old Frenchescusable—
3Latinexcusabilis—
4Latin-bilis-ble
5Proto-Italic-ðlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
7Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “unexcusable”

  • unexcusably
  • unexcusableness
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