Etymology

irrepressible

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Today it means: Not containable or controllable. Full definition →

English repressible ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishir-
  7. Proto-Italic*wre-
  8. Latinre-
  9. Old Frenchre-
  10. Middle Englishre-
  11. Englishre-
  12. Englishpress
  13. Englishrepress
  14. Englishrepressible
  15. English todayirrepressible

From ir- + repressible.

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