## Etymology
From ineluctable + -ly, from Latin ineluctabilis, from in- ('not') + eluctari ('to struggle out'), from ex- ('out') + luctari ('to struggle').

## AI Etymology
ineluctably comes from ineluctable + -ly, from Latin ineluctabilis, from in- ('not') + eluctari ('to struggle out'), from ex- ('out') + luctari ('to struggle'). Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the adverb sense is "in a way that cannot be avoided or escaped", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as ineluctable, reluctant, and luctation. Its semantic neighborhood includes inescapably, inevitably, unavoidably, and irresistibly, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin ineluctabilis and Latin luctari.

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