Etymology of the English word comestible
the English word
comestiblederived from the Latin word
comestibilis (eatable)
derived from the Latin word
comestumderived from the Late Latin word
comedere (eat up, away, chew up)
using the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
edere (eat, consume, devour)
derived from the Latin word
dare (give; dedicate; sell; surrender, give over; send to die)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dō-using the Late Latin prefix
e-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ed-Date
The earliest known usage of comestible in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
