Where does “imbibeth” come from?
imbibeth (English) comes from English imbibe, from Middle English imbiben, from Latin imbibō, from Latin bibō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
imbibeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “imbibeth”, step by step
imbibeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imbibe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imbibe | To drink; To take in; absorb |
| 2 | Middle English | imbiben | To absorb; to sop up |
| 3 | Latin | imbibō | to drink in, imbibe |
| 4 | Latin | bibō | to drink |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |