Where does “inaudible” come from?

Inaudible comes from Middle French inaudible, from Latin inaudibilis, composed of the Latin prefix in- (not) and audibilis (able to be heard), from audio (I hear), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to perceive and to put or place.

inaudible (English): Unable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard

Definitions

  1. Unable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard

Ancestry of “inaudible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishin-in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with...
2Middle Englishin-—
3Old Englishin-in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “inaudible”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →
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