Where does “inviolate” come from?
Inviolate comes from Latin inviolatus, formed from the prefix in- and violatus, ultimately descending through Proto-Indo-European ne and weyh₁- to roots meaning not to break or violate.
inviolate (English): Not violated; free from violation or hurt of any...
Definitions
- Not violated; free from violation or hurt of any...
Ancestry of “inviolate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | inviolatus | unhurt, uninjured; inviolable |
| 2 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 3 | Latin | în | — |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “inviolate”