Where does “imponent” come from?

imponent (Catalan) comes from Latin impōnēns, from Latin impōnō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

imponent (Catalan): impressive, imposing

Definitions

  1. impressive, imposing

Ancestry of “imponent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpōnēnsimposing (putting upon)
2Latinimpōnōto place, lay, set, or put on, in, into, over, or upon
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →