Etymology

irresoluble

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Today it means: Difficult if not impossible to resolve; irresolvable. Full definition →

English resoluble ← Latin ir- ← Proto-Italic *n̥-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Latinir-
  6. Englishir-
  7. Englishresoluble
  8. English todayirresoluble

From ir- + resoluble.

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