Where does “inimical” come from?

Inimical comes from Latin inimicalis, formed from Latin in- (not) and Latin -alis (adjective suffix), from Latin in (in), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne (not) and h₁én (in).

inimical (English): Harmful in effect; Unfriendly, hostile

Definitions

  1. Harmful in effect; Unfriendly, hostile

Ancestry of “inimical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininimicalishostile
2Latininimicusenemy; unfriendly, hostile; injurious
3Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
4Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
5Old Latinenin
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inimical”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin in- →