Etymograph

English

irresolvability

From ir- + resolve + -ability.

Formed from in + resolve + ability

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in

Proto-West Germanic *in

Old English in

Middle English in ‘inside’

English in

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off, release’

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Latin solvō ‘to loosen, unbind’

Latin resolvō ‘loosen, thaw, melt, resolve’

Old French resolver

Middle English resolven ‘to cause to disintegrate or decompose’

English resolve

Latin habeō ‘to have, possess’

Latin habilis ‘apt, fit, able’

Latin habilitās ‘aptness, ability’

Old French ablete

Middle English abilite ‘suitability, ability’

English ability

Today it means

noun the quality of being irresolvable

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

Etymograph / irresolvability