Where does “unretrievable” come from?
unretrievable (English) comes from English retrievable, from English retrieve, from Middle French retruev-, from Old French retrover, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
unretrievable (English): That cannot be retrieved
Definitions
- That cannot be retrieved
Ancestry of “unretrievable”, step by step
unretrievable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retrievable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retrievable | Capable of being retrieved or recovered |
| 2 | English | retrieve | To regain or get back something; To rescue; To... |
| 3 | Middle French | retruev- | — |
| 4 | Old French | retrover | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |