Etymology

reproachable

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Today it means: Deserving reproach. Full definition →

English reproach ← Middle English reprochen ← Old French reprochier
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  7. Proto-Italic*pro-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  10. Proto-Italic*prijos
  11. Proto-Italic*proprijos
  12. Latinproprius
  13. Latinpropriō
  14. Vulgar Latin*repropiō
  15. Old Frenchreprochier
  16. Middle Englishreprochen
  17. Englishreproach
  18. English todayreproachable

From reproach + -able.

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