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Where does “inexorableness” come from?

inexorableness (English) comes from English inexorable, from Middle French inexorable, from Latin inexorabilis, from Latin exorabilis, from Latin exoro, from Latin ōrō, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs — bone.

inexorableness (English): The quality of being inexorable

Definitions

  1. The quality of being inexorable

Ancestry of “inexorableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinexorableImpossible to prevent or stop; inevitable; Unable...
2Middle Frenchinexorable—
3Latininexorabilisrelentless, inexorable
4Latinexorabilisexorable; persuasive
5LatinexoroI persuade or win over; I beg, plead or entreat
6Latinōrō—
7Latinōs—
8Proto-Italicōs—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
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