Where does “irrécouvrable” come from?
irrécouvrable (French) comes from French recouvrable, from French recouvrer, from Middle French recouvrer, from Old French recovrer, from Latin recuperō, from Latin recipero, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
irrécouvrable (French): irrecoverable
Definitions
- irrecoverable
Ancestry of “irrécouvrable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | recouvrable | recoverable |
| 2 | French | recouvrer | to recover |
| 3 | Middle French | recouvrer | to recover |
| 4 | Old French | recovrer | to recover; to reobtain |
| 5 | Latin | recuperō | — |
| 6 | Latin | recipero | I get again, regain, recover; I revive, restore |
| 7 | Latin | recipiō | to take back, (i.e., regain possession of something) |
| 8 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |