Etymology

inexpressible

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Today it means: Unable to be expressed; not able to be put into words. Full definition →

English expressible ← Middle English in- ← Latin in-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishexpress
  8. Englishexpressible
  9. English todayinexpressible

From in- + expressible. Piecewise doublet of unexpressible.

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