inevitable

Definition

If something is inevitable, it is certain to happen and cannot be avoided. You may delay it, but you cannot stop it.

Etymology

It comes from Latin “inevitabilis,” from “in-” (not) and “evitare” (to avoid), meaning “unavoidable.” The word entered English in the late Middle Ages with the same sense.

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