myEtymology.com: English etymology of irreparable

Etymology of the English word irreparable

the English word irreparable

derived from the Old French word irreparable

derived from the Latin word irreparabilis (irreparable, irrecoverable)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Latin word in-

derived from the Latin word reparabilis (capable of being recovered or restored)

derived from the Latin word reparare (prepare again; renew, revive)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Latin word parare (prepare; furnish, supply)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *perə-

using the Latin prefix ir-

Word found in Modern English