Where does “implicit” come from?
Implicit comes from Middle French implicite, from Latin implicitus meaning "entwined" or "involved," derived from Latin plico "to fold" with the prefix in-.
implicit (English): Implied indirectly, without being directly...
Definitions
- Implied indirectly, without being directly...
Ancestry of “implicit”, step by step
implicit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French implicite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | implicite | — |
| 2 | Latin | implicitus | Alternative form of implicātus; entangled,... |
| 3 | Latin | implicō | to entangle, entwine |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via French implicite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | implicite | implicit |