Where does “impenitently” come from?
impenitently (English) comes from English impenitent, 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.
impenitently (English): Without repentance
Definitions
- Without repentance
Ancestry of “impenitently”, step by step
impenitently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English impenitent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impenitent | Not penitent; not repent one's sins; One who is... |
| 2 | Latin | impaenitens | unrepentant |
| 3 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |