Where does “unrepeatable” come from?
unrepeatable (English) comes from English repeatable, from English repeat, from Middle English repeten, from Middle French repeter, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
unrepeatable (English): Unable to be repeated; That gives different...
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- Unable to be repeated; That gives different...
Ancestry of “unrepeatable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repeatable | Able to be repeated; That gives the same results... |
| 2 | English | repeat | To do or say again; To refill; To happen again;... |
| 3 | Middle English | repeten | to repeat |
| 4 | Middle French | repeter | — |
| 5 | Old French | repeter | to repeat; to say multiple times |
| 6 | Latin | repetō | to attack again; to go back to |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |