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Where does “unsalvageable” come from?

unsalvageable (English) comes from English salvageable, from English salvage, from Spanish salvaje, from Old Occitan salvatge, from Vulgar Latin salvaticus, from Latin silvāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus.

unsalvageable (English): That cannot be salvaged; not salvageable

Definitions

  1. That cannot be salvaged; not salvageable

Ancestry of “unsalvageable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsalvageableCapable of being salvaged, saved or repaired....
2EnglishsalvageThe rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from...
3Spanishsalvajewild, savage; savage, feral, uncivilized; savage
4Old Occitansalvatge—
5Vulgar Latinsalvaticus—
6Latinsilvāticus—
7Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
8Latin-ātus—
9Proto-Italic-ātos—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “unsalvageable”

  • unsalvageably
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