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Where does “imperdable” come from?

imperdable (French) comes from French perdable, from French perdre, from Middle French perdre, from Old French perdre, from Latin perdo, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di — afterwards, post; by, at.

imperdable (French): unlosable; unmissable

Definitions

  1. unlosable; unmissable

Ancestry of “imperdable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchperdablelosable
2Frenchperdreto lose; to get lost
3Middle Frenchperdreto lose
4Old Frenchperdreto lose
5LatinperdoI destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose...
6Latin-dō—
7Proto-Germanic-dô—
8Siciliandi—
9Latindē—
10Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
11Latinposteablative singular of postis
12Proto-Italicposti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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