Where does “impedimental” come from?
impedimental (English) comes from English impediment, from Middle English impediment, from Latin impedimentum, from Latin impedio, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
impedimental (English): Of the nature of an impediment; hindering or...
Definitions
- Of the nature of an impediment; hindering or...
Ancestry of “impedimental”, step by step
impedimental traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English impediment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impediment | A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs... |
| 2 | Middle English | impediment | — |
| 3 | Latin | impedimentum | impediment, hindrance; luggage, equipage |
| 4 | Latin | impedio | I hinder, impede, obstruct, hamper, thwart; I... |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |