Where does “impartial” come from?
Impartial comes from Middle French impartial, meaning not taking sides in a dispute or conflict.
impartial (English): treating all parties, rivals, or disputants...
Definitions
- treating all parties, rivals, or disputants...
Ancestry of “impartial”, step by step
impartial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French impartial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | impartial | impartial |
| 2 | French | im- | a form of the prefix in-, used before "b", "m"... |
| 3 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Middle French impartial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | impartial | — |