English

inapposite

From in- + apposite.

A compound of in- + apposite

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to build, cultivate’

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Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’

Latin *sinō ‘to put in place’

Latin pōnō ‘to put, place’

Latin appositus ‘appointed, assigned’

Today it means

adj inappropriate, not suitable for the situation

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / inapposite