Where does “indubitable” come from?
Indubitable comes from Latin indubitabilis, combining the prefix in- (from Latin in, Proto-Indo-European ne, meaning "not") with dubitabilis (doubtful), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots en and oyd-.
indubitable (English): clearly true; providing no possibility of doubt;...
Definitions
- clearly true; providing no possibility of doubt;...
Ancestry of “indubitable”, step by step
indubitable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French indubitable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | indubitable | indubitable |
| 2 | Late Latin | indubitabilis | — |
via Latin indubitabilis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | indubitabilis | — |