Etymology of the English word inscrutable
the English word
inscrutablederived from the Old French word
inscrutablederived from the Latin word
inscrutabilis (inscrutable, entirely mysterious, unfathomable)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
scrutabilis (searchable)
derived from the Classical Latin word
scrutari (search, probe, examine carefully)
derived from the Latin word
scruta (pot)
Date
The earliest known usage of inscrutable in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
