Etymology

inexpert

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Today it means: Inept or unskilled; not of expert ability or quality. Full definition →

Middle English inexpert, inexperte ← Middle French inexpert ← Latin inexpertus
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  1. Latin · derived frominexpertus
  2. Middle French · derived frominexpert
  3. Middle English · inherited frominexpert, inexperte
  4. English todayinexpert

From Middle English inexpert, inexperte, from in- (“not”) + expert, experte, or else from Middle French inexpert or its etymon Latin inexpertus. By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + expert.

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