ignotum per ignotius

/ ɪɡˈnəʊtʊm pər ɪɡˈnəʊtɪʊs /

noun

1. an explanation that is obscurer than the thing to be explained

Word History and Origins

Origin of ignotum per ignotius¹

literally: the unknown by means of the more unknown

Example Sentences

And my easy method with spiritual dilemmas proved to be but a case of ignotum per ignotius.

From Project Gutenberg

To explain market ratios by utility-curves is a case of ignotum per ignotius, so far as practical application is concerned.

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To adduce Greek in explanation of English pitch would be a clear case of ignotum per ignotius.

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