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
- Not descriptive
Ancestry of “indescriptive”, step by step
indescriptive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | in | Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position... |
| 2 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 3 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
via English descriptive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | descriptive | Of, relating to, or providing a description; Of... |
| 2 | Latin | descriptivus | containing a full description |
| 3 | Latin | dēscrībere | — |