myEtymology.com: English etymology of inevitable

Etymology of the English word inevitable

the English word inevitable

derived from the Latin word inevitabilis (unavoidable)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

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

derived from the Latin word evitabilis (avoidable)

derived from the Latin word evitare (shun, avoid)

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

derived from the Latin word vitare (avoid, shun; evade)

using the Late Latin prefix e-

derived from the Latin word in-

The earliest known usage of inevitable in English dates from the 15th century.

Word found in Modern English