Where does “irréconciliable” come from?
irréconciliable (French) comes from Late Latin irreconciliabilis, from Latin reconcilio, from Latin concilio, from Latin concilium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
irréconciliable (French): irreconcilable
Ancestry of “irréconciliable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | irreconciliabilis | — |
| 2 | Latin | reconcilio | I bring together again, reunite, reconcile;... |
| 3 | Latin | concilio | I unite; I recommend; I procure or purchase |
| 4 | Latin | concilium | a council; a meeting |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “irréconciliable”