Where does “indeleble” come from?

indeleble (Spanish) comes from Latin indelebilis, from Latin delebilis, from Latin dēleō, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

indeleble (Spanish): indelible

Definitions

  1. indelible

Ancestry of “indeleble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinindelebilisindestructible
2Latindelebilisdestructible, destroyable
3Latindēleōto destroy, raze, annihilate
4Latinoleō—
5Proto-Italicoleōto stoke a fire by burning a sacrifice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oléye-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “indeleble”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye- →Every word from Proto-Italic oleō →