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Where does “unvulnerable” come from?

unvulnerable (English) comes from English vulnerable, from Latin vulnerābilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

unvulnerable (English): Obsolete form of invulnerable

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of invulnerable

Ancestry of “unvulnerable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvulnerableMore or most likely to be exposed to the chance...
2Latinvulnerābilis—
3Latin-bilis-ble
4Proto-Italic-ðlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom →