myEtymology.com: English etymology of ineluctable

Etymology of the English word ineluctable

the English word ineluctable

derived from the Latin word ineluctabilis (from which there is no escape)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Latin word in-

derived from the Latin word eluctabilis

derived from the Latin word eluctari (force a way through; surmount a difficulty)

The earliest known usage of ineluctable in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English