Where does “inexorable” come from?

Inexorable comes from Middle French inexorable, from Latin inexorabilis, composed of the Latin prefix in- and Latin in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne and h₁én.

inexorable (English): Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable; Unable...

Definitions

  1. Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable; Unable...

Ancestry of “inexorable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchinexorable—
2Latininexorabilisrelentless, inexorable
3Latinexorabilisexorable; persuasive
4LatinexoroI persuade or win over; I beg, plead or entreat
5Latinōrōto orate, deliver a speech publicly
6Latinōsmouth
7Proto-Italicōsmouth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “inexorable”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →