Where does “inedibleness” come from?
inedibleness (English) comes from English inedible, 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.
inedibleness (English): inedibility
Definitions
- inedibility
Ancestry of “inedibleness”, step by step
inedibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inedible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inedible | not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to... |
| 2 | English | edible | That can be eaten without harm; innocuous to... |
| 3 | Latin | edibilis | edible |
| 4 | Latin | edō | to eat |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |