Where does “inextricable” come from?
Inextricable comes from Middle French inextricable, from Latin inextricabilis, meaning unable to be disentangled or extricated.
inextricable (English): Impossible to untie or disentangle; Impossible to...
Definitions
- Impossible to untie or disentangle; Impossible to...
Ancestry of “inextricable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | inextricable | — |
| 2 | Latin | inextricabilis | inextricable |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |