'inescapable' originates from the Latin word 'inescapabilis', where 'in-' meant 'not' and 'escapabilis' meant 'able to escape'.

'inescapabilis' transformed into the Old French word 'ineschapable', and eventually became the modern English word 'inescapable'.

Initially, it meant 'not able to escape', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.