Where does “unrestorable” come from?
unrestorable (English) comes from English restorable, from English restore, from Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin rēstaurō, from Latin rĕ-, from Proto-Italic *wre- — re-, more specifically.
unrestorable (English): Not restorable; that cannot be restored
Definitions
- Not restorable; that cannot be restored
Ancestry of “unrestorable”, step by step
unrestorable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English restorable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | restorable | Capable of being restored or reclaimed |
| 2 | English | restore | To reestablish, or bring back into existence; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | restoren | — |
| 4 | Old French | restorer | to restore |
| 5 | Latin | rēstaurō | to restore |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *wre- | re-, more specifically |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |