'inhere' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'inhaerere,' where 'in-' meant 'in' and 'haerere' meant 'to stick or cling.'

'inhaerere' transformed into the Old French word 'enherer,' and eventually became the modern English word 'inhere' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to stick or cling to something,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to exist essentially or permanently in something.'