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Where does “inviolability” come from?

Inviolability derives from Middle French inviolabilité, which comes from Latin inviolabilitas, meaning the quality of being inviolable or not able to be violated.

inviolability (English): The quality or state of being inviolable;...

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being inviolable;...

Ancestry of “inviolability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchinviolabilité—
2Latininviolabilitas—
Every word from Latin inviolabilitas →