Where does “imprescriptible” come from?
imprescriptible (French) comes from English prescriptible, from French prescription, from Old French prescripcion, from Latin praescriptio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
imprescriptible (French): imprescriptible, not subject to a statute of limitations, not time-barred
Definitions
- imprescriptible, not subject to a statute of limitations, not time-barred
Ancestry of “imprescriptible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prescriptible | Subject to prescription |
| 2 | French | prescription | prescription written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses |
| 3 | Old French | prescripcion | — |
| 4 | Latin | praescriptio | preface, introduction, commencement; pretext,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |