Where does “impenitent” come from?
impenitent (English) comes from Latin impaenitens, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
impenitent (English): Not penitent; not repent one's sins; One who is...
Definitions
- Not penitent; not repent one's sins; One who is...
Ancestry of “impenitent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | impaenitens | unrepentant |
| 2 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “impenitent”