Where does “delible” come from?

delible (English) comes from Latin delebilis, from Latin dēleō, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

delible (English): that can be deleted

Definitions

  1. that can be deleted

Ancestry of “delible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindelebilisdestructible, destroyable
2Latindēleōto destroy, raze, annihilate
3Latinoleō—
4Proto-Italicoleōto stoke a fire by burning a sacrifice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oléye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “delible”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye- →Every word from Proto-Italic oleō →