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Where does “indigestion” come from?

Indigestion comes from Old French indigestion, from Latin indigestio, a noun formation from the prefix in- and digestio meaning failure to digest.

indigestion (English): A condition of heartburn, nausea, etc. most often...

Definitions

  1. A condition of heartburn, nausea, etc. most often...

Ancestry of “indigestion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchindigestion—
2Latinindigestio—
Every word from Latin indigestio →