Etymology

inviolable

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Today it means: Not violable; not to be infringed. Full definition →

Middle French inviolable ← Latin inviolābilis
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  1. Latin · derived frominviolābilis“untouchable”
  2. Middle French · derived frominviolable
  3. English todayinviolable

From Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviolābilis (“untouchable”), from violō (“violate”). Equivalent to in- + violable. Piecewise doublet of unviolable.

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