Invulnerable
/ˌɪnˈvʌln(ə)rəbəl/noun
Not able to be injured, damaged, or harmed.
Did you know?Invulnerable comes from Latin vulnerare, “to wound,” from vulnus, “wound,” so its core image is physical injury before it became a metaphor for emotional or spiritual protection.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wel-
“to strike or wound”
Latin
Latin
vulnus
“a wound”
Latin
Latin
vulnerare
“to wound”
Late Latin
Latin
invulnerabilis
“not able to be wounded”
Middle English
English
invulnerable
“not susceptible to bodily harm”
Modern English
English
invulnerable
“not able to be injured, damaged, or harmed”
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