Where does “inviolably” come from?
Inviolably comes from Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviolabilis, combining the Latin negative prefix in- with violabilis, meaning "not able to be violated."
inviolably (English): In an inviolable manner; without violation or...
Definitions
- In an inviolable manner; without violation or...
Ancestry of “inviolably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inviolable | Not violable; not to be infringed; Not... |
| 2 | Middle French | inviolable | — |
| 3 | Latin | inviolābilis | inviolable, untouchable |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |