Where does “esculent” come from?

esculent (English) comes from Latin ēsculentus, from Latin ēsca, from Latin edō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

esculent (English): Edible; "Good enough to eat": attractive;...

Definitions

  1. Edible; "Good enough to eat": attractive;...

Ancestry of “esculent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēsculentusfit for eating, good to eat, eatable, edible, esculent
2Latinēscafood
3Latinedōto eat
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “esculent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin edō →