Etymology

unreproveable

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Today it means: Not doing anything wrong that might attract reproof Full definition →

English reproveable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishreproveable
  9. English todayunreproveable

From un- + reproveable.

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