Etymology

defatigable

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Today it means: Easily tired or wearied; capable of being fatigued. Full definition →

Latin dēfatīgātus ← Proto-Italic *dē ← Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Latinfatīgō
  7. Latindēfatīgō
  8. Latindēfatīgātus
  9. English todaydefatigable

From Latin defatigatus, past participle of defatigare (“to tire or weary”).

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