Etymology Explorer
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Where does “inepte” come from?
inepte (Middle French) comes from Latin ineptus, from Proto-Italic enaptos.
Ancestry of “inepte”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
ineptus
unsuitable; impertinent, improper, tasteless;...
2
Proto-Italic
enaptos
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Words derived from “inepte”
inept
ineptness
ineptly
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