Etymology

indefeasible

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Today it means: Not liable to being annulled or declared void. Full definition →

English defeasible ← Middle English in- ← Latin in-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishdefeasible
  8. English todayindefeasible

From in- + defeasible.

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