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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

  1. In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason

Ancestry of “inexplicably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinexplicableImpossible to explain; not easily accounted for
2Middle Englishinexplicable—
3Middle Frenchinexplicable—
4Latininexplicabilisinexplicable
5Latinexplicabilisthat may be explained, explicable, explainable
6Latin-bilis-ble
7Proto-Italic-ðlis—
8Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
9Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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