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Where does “injouable” come from?

injouable (French) comes from French jouable, from French jouer, from Old French joer, from Latin iocor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

injouable (French): unplayable

Definitions

  1. unplayable

Ancestry of “injouable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjouableplayable; feasible
2Frenchjouerto play
3Old Frenchjoerto play
4LatiniocorI joke, jest; I play
5Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
6Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
8Proto-Indo-European-oss—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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