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Well, ept is obviously a back-formation and a clever and amusing one. Etymology is straight from Latin: ineptus, which is prefix in- plus aptus (fitting or sui
by droithomme 14y ago
Well, ept is obviously a back-formation and a clever and amusing one.
Etymology is straight from Latin: ineptus, which is prefix in- plus aptus (fitting or suitable). Interestingly there's also inapt which is quite similar.
edit: aheilbut's research on this is much more thorough.
- MartinCron 14y agoI used a similar back figuring when describing a co-worker who was in the wrong job... "He's not inept, he is inapt"