Where does “inedibly” come from?
inedibly (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.
inedibly (English): In an inedible way
Definitions
- In an inedible way
Ancestry of “inedibly”, step by step
inedibly 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 |