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Where does “indémontrable” come from?

indémontrable (French) comes from French démontrable, from French démontrer, from Middle French demonstrer, from Old French demonstrer, from Latin dēmōnstrō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

indémontrable (French): unprovable

Definitions

  1. unprovable

Ancestry of “indémontrable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdémontrabledemonstrable, provable
2Frenchdémontrerto prove, to demonstrate
3Middle Frenchdemonstrerto demonstrate
4Old FrenchdemonstrerAlternative form of demoustrer
5Latindēmōnstrō—
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “indémontrable”

  • indémontrablement
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