inuit n. + Add to list US //ˈɪnut// inu·it SynonymsEtymology Synonyms eskimoesquimauOriginESX-INU-PRO*inuɣ→IUᐃᓄᐃᑦ→ENInuit First attested 1755–65. From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”), singular ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”), from Proto-Inuit *inuɣ.