English
alible
Alible comes from Latin alibilis ‘able to provide nourishment, nutritious,…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘to grow, nourish’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂életi‘grow, nourish’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalō‘feed, nourish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEalibilis‘able to provide nourishment, nutritious, nourishing’
- Englishearliest quotation 1827alible
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘to grow, nourish’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂életi‘grow, nourish’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalō‘feed, nourish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEalibilis‘able to provide nourishment, nutritious, nourishing’
- Englishearliest quotation 1827alible
Earliest quotation: 1827, F. J. V. Broussais, A Treatise on Physiology applied to Pathology: “[…] Alible substances, of the most healthy kind, may…”
first attested First attested in c. 1650 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in c. 1650.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’
as, all, old, else, adult, el, ultimate, element, ultra, elder, alternate, outrage, alter, ellen, ou, alien, altitude, alumni, qualification, altar, alt, adolescent, alpine, abolish, alto, alum, auld, alias, ulterior, proletariat, altruism, retaliate, alp, parallax, aad, eld, foetal, exalt, althea, alibi, 66 more
through Latin alō ‘feed, nourish’
Today it means
adj Nourishing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / alible