English
irreconcilable
Irreconcilable comes from Late Latin irreconciliābilis, from reconciliō ‘to reconcile’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call out to’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kelh₁-‘to call out to’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kalō‘to call’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalō‘to call, announce solemnly, call out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcilium‘a council’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconciliō‘unite, connect’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEreconciliō‘to reconcile’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEirreconciliābilis
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600irréconciliable
- Englishearliest quotation 1919irreconcilable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kelh₁-‘to call out to’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kalō‘to call’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalō‘to call, announce solemnly, call out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcilium‘a council’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconciliō‘unite, connect’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEreconciliō‘to reconcile’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEirreconciliābilis
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600irréconciliable
- Englishearliest quotation 1919irreconcilable
Earliest quotation: 1919, William Somerset Maugham, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […]: “I amused myself by thinking that in his choice…”
Equivalent to ir- + reconcilable
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call out to’
low, clear, hell, claim, classic, calendar, haul, clarity, declare, claire, clarification, classify, proclamation, reconciliation, clarinet, exclamation, squeal, reclamation, clarion, clamor, claret, clamour, clas, ecclesiastic, ecclesial, 36 more
through Latin calō ‘to call, announce solemnly, call out’
through Latin conciliō ‘unite, connect’
through Late Latin reconciliō ‘to reconcile’
Today it means
adj Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- / irreconcilable