irreversibly

/ˌɪɹɪˈvɜːsəbli/ih-rih-VUR-suh-blee

/ˌɪɹɪˈvɝsəbli/ih-rih-VUR-suh-blee

Meaningbeyond turning back

Common meaning: beyond any possibility of undoing

irnot
reagain; back
versto turnLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1977 · scan
iblyadverb ending: in a manner that may be

‘not’ + ‘again’ + ‘to turn’ → irreversibly

Journey through time

Latinvertō, vertī, versum‘to turn’
Frenchrevers
Englishirreversibly‘beyond any possibility of undoing’ · today

ir- also in: irrigate irregular irreducible irremovable irremovably

re- also in: react rebel relax repel reply

vers also in: universe subversion anniversary irreversible noncontroversial

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 vertō ‘to turn’.

Roots

vertō, vertī, versum Latin “to turn”

Related words

anniversary converse divert irreversible noncontroversial pervert prose subversion traverse universe

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