Indomitable
/ɪnˈdɒmɪtəbəl/noun
Impossible to subdue, defeat, or discourage.
Did you know?Indomitable comes from a Latin verb meaning “to tame,” so the word’s power is a built-in refusal of domination rather than a mystical curse or blessing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deme-
“to build, house, domesticate”
Latin
Latin
domus
“house, home”
Latin
Latin
domare
“to tame, subdue”
Late Latin
Latin
indomitabilis
“untamable, not to be subdued”
Old French
Old French
indomptable
“untamable, unconquerable”
Middle English
English
indomitable
“untamable, not to be subdued”
Modern English
English
indomitable
“impossible to subdue, defeat, or discourage”