'appetible' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'appetibilis', where 'appetere' (from ad- 'to' + petere 'seek, strive for') meant 'to strive after or desire'.

'appetible' changed from the Latin word 'appetibilis' and entered English usage via learned borrowings (Early Modern English), eventually becoming the modern English adjective 'appetible'.

Initially, it meant 'capable of being desired or sought after', and over time it has retained that basic meaning as 'appealing to the appetite or desirable'.