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Where does “inguérissable” come from?

inguérissable (French) comes from French guérissable, from French guérir, from Middle French guérir, from Old French guarir, from Frankish warjan, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

inguérissable (French): incurable

Definitions

  1. incurable

Ancestry of “inguérissable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguérissablecurable
2Frenchguérirto cure, to heal; to recover, to heal
3Middle Frenchguérir—
4Old Frenchguarirto protect; to save; to cure; to heal
5Frankishwarjanto fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,...
6Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
7Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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