Etymology

inexplicit

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Today it means: Not explicit. Full definition →

English explicit ← 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. Englishexplicit
  8. English todayinexplicit

From in- + explicit.

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