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Where does “inexorable” come from?

inexorable (French) comes from Latin inexorabilis, from Latin exorabilis, from Latin exoro, from Latin ōrō, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

inexorable (French): inexorable

Definitions

  1. inexorable

Ancestry of “inexorable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininexorabilisrelentless, inexorable
2Latinexorabilisexorable; persuasive
3LatinexoroI persuade or win over; I beg, plead or entreat
4Latinōrō—
5Latinōs—
6Proto-Italicōs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “inexorable”

  • inexorablement
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