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Where does “indescriptive” come from?

indescriptive (English) comes from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

indescriptive (English): Not descriptive

Definitions

  1. Not descriptive

Ancestry of “indescriptive”, step by step

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—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →