Where does “inapplicable” come from?

Inapplicable derives from Middle English in- (not) prefixed to applicable, with the prefix tracing to Latin in- and Latin in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne (not) and en (in).

inapplicable (English): Not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be...

Definitions

  1. Not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be...

Ancestry of “inapplicable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishin-in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with...
2Middle Englishin-—
3Old Englishin-in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “inapplicable”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →