Lapalissian

Meaning

Adjective

• Very obvious, completely apparent.

Origin

• From (a French nobleman and military officer) + . His epitaph, carrying the words “if he weren't dead, he would still be envied” (French), was misread as the truism “if he weren't dead, he would still be alive” (s'il n'était pas mort, il ſerait encore en vie).