Where does “invraisemblable” come from?
invraisemblable (French) comes from French vrai, from Old French verai, from Late Latin vērāgus, from Latin vērāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
invraisemblable (French): unbelievable, improbable, implausible
Definitions
- unbelievable, improbable, implausible
Ancestry of “invraisemblable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | vrai | true; real; truth |
| 2 | Old French | verai | real; genuine |
| 3 | Late Latin | vērāgus | — |
| 4 | Latin | vērāx | — |
| 5 | Latin | -āx | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “invraisemblable”