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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

  1. unbelievable, improbable, implausible

Ancestry of “invraisemblable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvraitrue; real; truth
2Old Frenchveraireal; genuine
3Late Latinvērāgus—
4Latinvērāx—
5Latin-āx—
6Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “invraisemblable”

  • invraisemblablement
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