'implicit' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'implicitus,' where 'in-' meant 'in' and 'plicare' meant 'to fold.'

'implicitus' transformed into the French word 'implicite,' and eventually became the modern English word 'implicit' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'entwined or involved,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'implied or understood without being directly stated.'