Where does “inevitable” come from?
Inevitable comes from Middle French inevitable, from Latin inevitabilis, composed of the prefix in- (not) and evitabilis (avoidable), ultimately from Latin ex (out).
inevitable (English): Impossible to avoid or prevent; Predictable, or...
Definitions
- Impossible to avoid or prevent; Predictable, or...
Ancestry of “inevitable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | inevitable | inevitable; unavoidable |
| 2 | Latin | inevitabilis | unavoidable |
| 3 | Latin | ēvītābilis | avoidable |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |