incurable
/ˌɪnˈkjʊɹəbəl/in-KYUU-ruh-buhl
/ˌɪnˈkjʊɹəbəl/in-KYUU-ruh-buhl
Meaningnot able to be cared for back to health
Common meaning: unable to be cured
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- curcare, concernLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 500 · scan
- ableable to be
‘in, into’ + ‘care, concern’ → incurable
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin cūra ‘care, concern’.
Roots
- cūra Latin “care, concern”
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