Where does “impastor” come from?
impastor (English) comes from English impostor, from Middle French imposteur, from Late Latin impositor, from Latin impono, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
impastor (English): Someone who pretends to be a pastor; a false teacher
Definitions
- Someone who pretends to be a pastor; a false teacher
Ancestry of “impastor”, step by step
impastor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English impostor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impostor | Someone who attempts to deceive by using an... |
| 2 | Middle French | imposteur | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | impositor | — |
| 4 | Latin | impono | I place on or upon, set upon, lay upon; I impose... |
| 5 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English pastor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pastor | A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of... |
| 2 | Old French | pastor | shepherd; pastor |
| 3 | Latin | pāstor | A person who tends sheep; shepherd |
| 4 | Latin | pāscō | to feed, nourish, maintain, support |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pāskō | to feed; to pasture |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |