Esculent
/ˈɛs.kjə.lənt/noun
Fit to be eaten, especially when referring to plants or plant parts.
Did you know?Esculent comes through Latin esculentus, “edible,” from esca, “food,” a word connected with edere, “to eat.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁ed-
“to eat”
Ancient Latin
Latin
edere
“to eat or consume”
Classical Latin
Latin
esca
“food or nourishment”
Classical Latin
Latin
esculentus
“edible or fit for food”
17th Century
English
esculent
“fit to be eaten, especially of plants”
Modern English
English
esculent
“edible; an edible plant or plant part”
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