Where does “inedible” come from?

inedible (English) comes from English edible, from Latin edibilis, from Latin edō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

inedible (English): not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to...

Definitions

  1. not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to...

Ancestry of “inedible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishedibleThat can be eaten without harm; innocuous to...
2Latinedibilisedible
3Latinedōto eat
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “inedible”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin edō →