Etymology

inevitable

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Today it means: Impossible to avoid or prevent. Full definition →

Middle French inevitable ← Latin inēvītābilis
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  1. Latin · derived frominēvītābilis“unavoidable”
  2. Middle French · borrowed frominevitable
  3. English todayinevitable

From Middle French inevitable, from Latin inēvītābilis (“unavoidable”), from in- + ēvītābilis (“avoidable”), from ēvītāre (“to avoid”), from ē- (“out”) + vītāre (“to shun”).

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