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Where does “unresolvably” come from?

unresolvably (English) comes from English unresolvable, from English resolvable, from English resolve, from Middle English resolven, from Old French resolver, from Latin resolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

unresolvably (English): In a way that cannot be resolved

Definitions

  1. In a way that cannot be resolved

Ancestry of “unresolvably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishunresolvablenot able to be resolved
2EnglishresolvableAble to be resolved; to which a solution may be...
3EnglishresolveTo find a solution to; To reduce to simple or...
4Middle Englishresolven—
5Old Frenchresolverto resolve oneself; to become resolved
6Latinresolvō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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