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untreatable

The origin and history of untreatable.

Etymology

Formed in English from the prefix "un-" (not) plus "treatable," from the verb "treat." "Treat" entered English in the thirteenth century from Old French "traitier," from Latin "tractare," meaning to handle or manage.

Origin: English

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