Inexorable
/ɪnˈɛk.sə.rə.bəl/noun
Not able to be persuaded, moved, or stopped; relentless.
Did you know?It comes from Latin inexorabilis, built from ex-ōrare, meaning “to pray out” or “entreat away,” so the original force was something no plea, ritual, or prayer could move.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*or-
“to speak, pray, or plead”
Latin
Latin
orāre
“to speak, plead, pray”
Latin
Latin
exorāre
“to win by entreaty; to persuade by asking”
Latin
Latin
inexorābilis
“not to be won over by pleading; unyielding”
Late Middle English
English
inexorable
“unyielding; not to be moved by entreaty”
Modern English
English
inexorable
“relentless; impossible to persuade or stop”