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Where does “inapprivoisable” come from?

inapprivoisable (French) comes from French apprivoisable, from French apprivoiser, from Latin apprīvātiāre, from Latin prīvātus, from Latin prīvō, from French ferriprive, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er — Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...

inapprivoisable (French): untameable

Definitions

  1. untameable

Ancestry of “inapprivoisable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchapprivoisabletameable
2Frenchapprivoiserto tame; to win over, to charm
3Latinapprīvātiāre—
4Latinprīvātus—
5Latinprīvō—
6FrenchferripriveSuffering from a deficiency of iron
7Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
8Cornish-er—
9English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
10Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
11Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
12Latin-āre—
13Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
14Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
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