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Where does “indelibleness” come from?

indelibleness (English) comes from English indelible, from Latin indelebilis, from Latin delebilis, from Latin dēleō, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

indelibleness (English): Quality of being indelible

Definitions

  1. Quality of being indelible

Ancestry of “indelibleness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindelibleHaving the quality of being difficult to delete,...
2Latinindelebilisindestructible
3Latindelebilisdestructible, destroyable
4Latindēleō—
5Latinoleō—
6Proto-Italicoleō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oléye-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
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