Where does “impenetrably” come from?
impenetrably (English) comes from English impenetrable, from Middle French impenetrable, from Latin impenetrabilis, from Latin penetrabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
impenetrably (English): In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously
Definitions
- In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously
Ancestry of “impenetrably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impenetrable | Not penetrable; Incomprehensible; fathomless;... |
| 2 | Middle French | impenetrable | — |
| 3 | Latin | impenetrabilis | impenetrable; unconquerable, unyielding |
| 4 | Latin | penetrabilis | penetrable; piercing |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |