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Where does “unreimbursable” come from?

unreimbursable (English) comes from English reimbursable, from English reimburse, from English imburse, from Middle French embourser, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

unreimbursable (English): Not reimbursable

Definitions

  1. Not reimbursable

Ancestry of “unreimbursable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreimbursableCapable of being reimbursed; Something the...
2EnglishreimburseTo compensate with payment; especially, to repay...
3EnglishimburseTo put into a purse; to save, to store up; To...
4Middle Frenchembourser—
5Old Frenchen-en-
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →