English
eluctable
Eluctable comes from Latin ēluctābilis ‘Surmountable’, from ēluctor ‘struggle out’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- ‘bend, twist’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewg-‘bend, twist’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElū̆ctor‘to struggle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēluctor‘struggle out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēluctābilis‘Surmountable’
- Englishtodayeluctable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewg-‘bend, twist’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElū̆ctor‘to struggle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēluctor‘struggle out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēluctābilis‘Surmountable’
- Englishtodayeluctable
Formed from -able
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewg- ‘bend, twist’
through Latin lū̆ctor ‘to struggle’
Today it means
adj Avoidable, escapable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewg- / eluctable