Where does “unimpairable” come from?
unimpairable (English) comes from English impairable, from English impair, from Middle English impairen, from Old French empoirier, from Vulgar Latin impeioro, from Latin pēior, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα — small animal”; small animal.
unimpairable (English): That can not be impaired
Ancestry of “unimpairable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | impairable | Able to be impaired |
| 2 | English | impair | To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a... |
| 3 | Middle English | impairen | — |
| 4 | Old French | empoirier | to worsen |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | impeioro | — |
| 6 | Latin | pēior | — |
| 7 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |