Where does “indomitable” come from?
Indomitable comes from Late Latin indomitabilis, formed from the Latin prefix in- (not) and a root from Proto-Indo-European dṓm (house, family), which developed the sense of domestic or tameable before coming to mean unconquerable.
indomitable (English): Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or...
Definitions
- Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or...
Ancestry of “indomitable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | indomitabilis | — |
| 2 | Latin | domitare | — |
| 3 | Latin | domō | to tame, break in |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | domaō | tame; subdue |
| 5 | Ido | domajo | damage, injury, harm, accident |
| 6 | Ido | domajar | to damage; to injure, harm, impair, spoil |
| 7 | English | damage | Injury or harm; the condition or measure of... |
| 8 | Middle English | damage | damage, harm, injury |
| 9 | Old French | damage | damage; injury, hurt, insult |
| 10 | Old Occitan | damnatge | damage; harm, etc |
| 11 | Vulgar Latin | damnaticum | damage |
| 12 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |