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Where does “untreatably” come from?

untreatably (English) comes from English untreatable, from English treatable, from French traitable, from French traiter, from Middle French traicter, from Old French traiter, from Latin tractāre, from Latin tractō — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

untreatably (English): In an untreatable way

Definitions

  1. In an untreatable way

Ancestry of “untreatably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuntreatableNot treatable; impossible to treat; A person with...
2EnglishtreatableAble to be treated; not incurable; Not...
3Frenchtraitabletreatable; processable
4Frenchtraiterto treat; to take care; to process, spray, coat
5Middle Frenchtraicterto treat
6Old Frenchtraiter—
7Latintractāre—
8Latintractō—
9Latin-tō—
10Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
11Proto-Italic-tus—
12Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
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