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Where does “implacable” come from?

implacable (Old French) comes from Latin implacabĭlis, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

implacable (Old French): harsh, unrelenting; implacable

Definitions

  1. harsh, unrelenting; implacable

Ancestry of “implacable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimplacabĭlis—
2Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “implacable”

  • implacable
  • implacably
  • implacableness
  • implācāble
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