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Where does “unrecoverably” come from?

unrecoverably (English) comes from English unrecoverable, from English recoverable, from English recover, from English cover, from Middle English coveren, from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn- — resin.

unrecoverably (English): In an unrecoverable manner, or to an...

Definitions

  1. In an unrecoverable manner, or to an...

Ancestry of “unrecoverably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunrecoverableNot recoverable; that cannot be recovered; From...
2EnglishrecoverableCapable of being regained or recovered;...
3EnglishrecoverTo get back, to regain; to salvage, to extricate,...
4EnglishcoverA lid; Area or situation which screens a person...
5Middle Englishcoverento recover
6Old Frenchcovrirto cover
7Latincooperiō—
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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