Etymograph

English

irresistance

From ir- + resistance.

Formed from in- + resistance

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Latin resistō ‘to resist, withstand’

Latin resistēns ‘resisting’

Latin resistentia

Old French resistence

Middle English resistence ‘resistance, opposition’

English resistance

Today it means

noun lack of resistance

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / irresistance