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Where does “unreversable” come from?

unreversable (English) comes from English reversable, from English reverse, from Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, from Latin reversus, from Latin revertor, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

unreversable (English): Alternative form of unreversible

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of unreversible

Ancestry of “unreversable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreversableAlternative form of reversible
2EnglishreverseOpposite, contrary; going in the opposite...
3Middle EnglishreversIn a reverse way or direction; upside-down
4Anglo-Normanreversreverse; opposite; contrary; opposite; reverse
5Latinreversusreturned
6LatinrevertorI return; I turn back, turn around
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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