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Where does “unrepealable” come from?

unrepealable (English) comes from English repealable, from English repeal, from Anglo-Norman repeler, from Old French rapeler, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

unrepealable (English): Not repealable

Definitions

  1. Not repealable

Ancestry of “unrepealable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrepealableCapable of being repealed
2EnglishrepealTo cancel, invalidate, annul; To recall; to...
3Anglo-NormanrepelerAlternative form of rapeler
4Old Frenchrapelerto remember; to recall; to call back, to recall;...
5Old Frenchre-re-
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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