Etymology

incomparable

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Today it means: Not comparable. Full definition →

Middle English incomparable ← Middle French incomparable ← Old French [Term?]
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  1. Latin · derived fromincomparābilis
  2. Old French · derived from[Term?]
  3. Middle French · derived fromincomparable
  4. Middle English · inherited fromincomparable
  5. English todayincomparable

From Middle English incomparable, from Middle French incomparable, from Old French [Term?], from Latin incomparābilis. By surface analysis, in- + comparable.

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