English
informidable
Informidable comes from Latin informidabilis.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinformidabilis
- Englishearliest quotation 1667informidable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinformidabilis
- Englishearliest quotation 1667informidable
Earliest quotation: 1667, John Milton, Book VIII: “foe not informidable”.
Formed from in- ‘not’ + formidable
Latin formīdō ‘fear, dread’
Latin formīdābilis ‘formidable, terrible’
Old French formidable
Middle English formidable
English formidable
Every English word from Latin informidabilis
Today it means
adj Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin informidabilis / informidable