Where does “implacable” come from?
Implacable comes from Middle English implācāble, from Old French implacable, from Latin implacabilis, composed of the Latin prefix in- (not) and Latin placabilis (appeasing), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne (not).
implacable (English): Not able to be placated or appeased; Impossible...
Definitions
- Not able to be placated or appeased; Impossible...
Ancestry of “implacable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | implācāble | immitigable, unappeasable |
| 2 | Old French | implacable | harsh, unrelenting; implacable |
| 3 | Latin | implacabĭlis | unappeasable, implacable |
| 4 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |