Where does “impaction” come from?

Impaction derives from Latin impingere, formed from the prefix in- and pingere (to drive or strike), ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European h₁én meaning in or into.

impaction (English): compression; the packing together of loose...

Definitions

  1. compression; the packing together of loose...

Ancestry of “impaction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
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 “impaction”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →