Where does “impeachmentworthy” come from?
impeachmentworthy (English) comes from English impeachment, from Middle English empechement, from Middle English empechen, from Anglo-Norman empecher, from Old French empeechier, from Latin impedico, from Latin pēdica, from Latin pēs — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
impeachmentworthy (English): Deserving impeachment, or of such character as to warrant impeachment
Definitions
- Deserving impeachment, or of such character as to warrant impeachment
Ancestry of “impeachmentworthy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impeachment | The act of calling into question or challenging... |
| 2 | Middle English | empechement | hindrance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction;... |
| 3 | Middle English | empechen | To hinder; to impede; To formally accuse |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | empecher | — |
| 5 | Old French | empeechier | to fetter; to hinder |
| 6 | Latin | impedico | I fetter; I entangle |
| 7 | Latin | pēdica | shackle, fetter |
| 8 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |