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Where does “unrealizability” come from?

unrealizability (English) comes from English unrealizable, from English realizable, from English realize, from English real, from Middle English real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs — shoe.

unrealizability (English): Quality or character of something which is...

Definitions

  1. Quality or character of something which is...

Ancestry of “unrealizability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunrealizableNot realizable; unable to be achieved or realized
2EnglishrealizableCapable of being realized or achieved
3EnglishrealizeTo make real; to convert from the imaginary or...
4EnglishrealTrue, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent;...
5Middle Englishrealreal, true, factual; concerning possessions;...
6Old Frenchreel—
7Latinreālis—
8Latinrēs—
9Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
10Latinvindicō—
11Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
12Latindīcō—
13Latin-tiō—
14Latindissertātiō—
15Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
16Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
17Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
18Latincalceusshoe
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