English
indomitable
Indomitable comes from Late Latin indomitābilis, and goes back to domō ‘to tame’.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdomō‘to tame’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEindomitābilis
- Englishearliest quotation 1902indomitable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdomō‘to tame’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEindomitābilis
- Englishearliest quotation 1902indomitable
Earliest quotation: 1902, A. E. W. Mason: “Personal courage and an indomitable self-confidence were the chief,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- ‘to domesticate, tame’
diamond, adamant, diamante, 13 more
through Late Latin domō ‘to tame’
Today it means
adj Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin domō / indomitable