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Where does “unforgeable” come from?

unforgeable (English) comes from English forgeable, from English forge, from Middle English forgen, from Anglo-Norman forger, from Old French forgier, from Latin fabricāre, from French fabriquer, from Latin fabricō.

unforgeable (English): Unable to be forged

Definitions

  1. Unable to be forged

Ancestry of “unforgeable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforgeableThat can be forged
2EnglishforgeFurnace or hearth where metals are heated prior...
3Middle Englishforgen—
4Anglo-NormanforgerAlternative form of forgier
5Old Frenchforgierto forge
6Latinfabricāre—
7Frenchfabriquerto make; to create; to do, a more polite than...
8Latinfabricō—
9Latinfābrica—
10Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
11Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
12Proto-Italicθaβros—

Words derived from “unforgeable”

  • unforgeably
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