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Where does “unvendible” come from?

unvendible (English) comes from English vendible, from Latin vendibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

unvendible (English): not capable of being vended

Definitions

  1. not capable of being vended

Ancestry of “unvendible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvendibleSalable; able to be bought, sold, or traded;...
2Latinvendibilissellable, saleable
3Latin-bilis-ble
4Proto-Italic-ðlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom →