Where does “indescribable” come from?

I need to work through this chain carefully, but I notice there are some issues with it that make it difficult to construct an accurate etymology sentence. The chain appears to have problems: - It lists "Latin de" and "Proto-Indo-European en" at the end without clear connection to what precedes them - It includes "Middle English -able" which is a suffix, not a word form in a chain - The progression from "English describe" backwards doesn't clearly trace through the components However, following the instruction to "state only what the chain supports" and not invent intermediate steps, I cannot responsibly construct a sentence from a chain that appears incomplete or malformed. **I cannot write this sentence accurately.** To do so properly, I would need: 1. Clarification of whether the chain represents: indescribable → describe + -able → Latin describere + -abilis, etc. 2. The complete etym

indescribable (English): Impossible, or very difficult to describe;...

Definitions

  1. Impossible, or very difficult to describe;...

Ancestry of “indescribable”, step by step

indescribable traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English describe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdescribeTo represent in words; To represent by drawing;...
2Middle Englishdescriven
3Old Frenchdescrivreto describe
4Latindēscrībōto copy off or transcribe something from the original, write down, write out
5Latindē-of; from
6Latinof; concerning; about
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English able

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishableEasy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to
2Middle Englishablecapable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent
3Old Frenchableable; capable
4Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis
7Proto-Indo-European-elis
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in

Words derived from “indescribable

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós