nonbreakable

nonbreakable

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Germanic *ne
Proto-Indo-European *ís?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
Proto-Germanic *ainaz
Proto-Germanic *nainaz
Proto-West Germanic *nain
Old English nān
Middle English non
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Old English nān
Old English nān-
Middle English non-
English non-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der.
Proto-Germanic *brekaną
Proto-West Germanic *brekan
Old English brecan
Middle English breken
English break
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English breakable
English nonbreakable

    From non- + breakable.

    Adjective

    nonbreakable (not comparable)

    1. Not easily broken.

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    Noun

    nonbreakable (plural nonbreakables)

    1. (chiefly in the plural) Something that cannot be easily broken.
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