Etymology

indefectible

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Today it means: Having the ability to resist defect or failure, permanent, lasting. Full definition →

English defect ← Latin dēfectus ← Proto-Italic *fakjō
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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. Proto-Indo-European*de
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  9. Proto-Italic*dē
  10. Latindē
  11. Latinde-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  15. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  16. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  17. Latinfacio
  18. Latindēficiō
  19. Latindēfectus
  20. Englishdefect
  21. English todayindefectible

From in- + defect + -ible.

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