Monday, August 31, 2009

etymology (for English word)

comestible |kəˈmestəbəl|noun (usu. comestibles)an item of food : a fridge groaning with comestibles.adjectiveedible : comestible plants.ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French, from medieval Latincomestibilis, from Latin comest- ‘eaten up,’ from the verb comedere,from com- ‘altogether’ + edere ‘eat.’
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