Where does “impact” come from?

Impact derives from Latin impactus, past participle of impingo, composed of the prefix in- and pingo, ultimately descending through Proto-Indo-European ne and h₁én.

impact (English): The striking of one body against another;...

Definitions

  1. The striking of one body against another;...

Ancestry of “impact”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpāctusillision, collision, hit
2LatinimpingoI push, strike, dash against; I press upon, force...
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “impact”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →