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Word of the Day – Comestible

By May 18, 2019Word of the Day

Comestible (noun) (archaic) (humorous)

kom-est-ibl

An item of food

Late 15th century: from Old French, from medieval Latin comestibilis, from Latin comest- ‘eaten up’, from the verb comedere, from com- ‘altogether’ + edere ‘eat’.

Example sentences

“Christmas is here and the fridge groans with comestibles.”

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