"not to be escaped by struggling," 1620s, from French inéluctable (15c.) or directly from Latin ineluctabilis "unavoidable, inevitable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + eluctabilis "that may be escaped from," from eluctari "to struggle out of," from ex "out, out of" (see ex-) + luctari "to struggle" (see reluctance).
an ineluctable destiny
inefficient
inelastic
inelegance
inelegant
ineligible
ineluctable
inenarrable
inept
ineptitude
inequable
inequal