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
- Unable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard
Ancestry of “inaudible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 2 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 3 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 4 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
Words derived from “inaudible”