Etymology

inscrutable

in·scrut·able
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Today it means: Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret. Full definition →

Late Latin īnscrūtābilis
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromīnscrūtābilis
  2. English todayinscrutable

Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin īnscrūtābilis, from in- (“not”) + scrūtō (“to examine”), corresponding to in- + scrutable

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