Etymology

inappropriate

in·ap·pro·pri·ate
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Today it means: Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place. Full definition →

English appropriate ← Middle English in- ← Latin in-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishappropriate
  8. English todayinappropriate

From in- + appropriate.

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