Where does “inexpert” come from?
Inexpert comes from Latin inexpertus, formed from the prefix in- (not) and expertus (tried, tested), which derives from ex (out) and the root per- meaning to try or risk.
inexpert (English): Inept or unskilled; not of expert ability or...
Definitions
- Inept or unskilled; not of expert ability or...
Ancestry of “inexpert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | inexpertus | untried; inexperienced |
| 2 | Latin | expertus | tested; having tested; proved; having proven;... |
| 3 | Latin | experior | I attempt, I try; I test, I put to the test, I... |
| 4 | Latin | pariō | to bear, to give birth to |
| 5 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |