Where does “inviolable” come from?
Inviolable comes from Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviolabilis, combining the Latin prefix in- with a root from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- or gʷelH-.
inviolable (English): Not violable; not to be infringed; Not...
Definitions
- Not violable; not to be infringed; Not...
Ancestry of “inviolable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | inviolable | — |
| 2 | Latin | inviolābilis | inviolable, untouchable |
| 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 |