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      inscrutability
      noun
      the quality of being impossible to investigate
      Roots
      inin- · Latin · notscrutariscrut- · Latin · to search, examine (orig. rummage through rags)abilis-abil · Latin · able to beitas-ity · Latin · state, quality
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      The word inscrutability breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: in-, from Latin in (“not”); scrut, from Latin scrutari (“to search, examine (orig. rummage through rags)”); -abil, from Latin abilis (“able to be”); and -ity, from Latin itas (“state, quality”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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