Etymology

impeccable

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Middle French impeccable ← Latin impeccabilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromimpeccabilis“not liable to sin”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromimpeccable
  3. English todayimpeccable

From Middle French impeccable, from Latin impeccabilis (“not liable to sin”), from im- (“not”) + peccare (“to err, to sin”).

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