Where does “inexplicably” come from?
Inexplicably comes from Middle English -ly, Middle French inexplicable, Latin inexplicabilis, formed from Latin in- and ex-, ultimately from Latin in and ex.
inexplicably (English): In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason
Definitions
- In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason
Ancestry of “inexplicably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inexplicable | Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for |
| 2 | Middle English | inexplicable | — |
| 3 | Middle French | inexplicable | — |
| 4 | Latin | inexplicabilis | inexplicable |
| 5 | Latin | explicabilis | that may be explained, explicable, explainable |
| 6 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |