Etymology

indefensible

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Today it means: Not defensible; not capable of being defended. Full definition →

English defensible ← 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. Englishdefensible
  8. English todayindefensible

From in- + defensible.

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