Where does “ineligible” come from?
Ineligible comes from French inéligible, composed of the French prefix in- (from Latin in-, meaning "not") and an unattested root ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ne, meaning "not."
ineligible (English): Not eligible; forbidden to do something; One who...
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- Not eligible; forbidden to do something; One who...
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