Where does “impermanence” come from?
Impermanence derives from Middle French impermanence, a noun formation expressing the quality of not being permanent or lasting.
impermanence (English): Lack of permanence or continued duration; The...
Definitions
- Lack of permanence or continued duration; The...
Ancestry of “impermanence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | im- | Expressing negation; not; Alternative form of the... |
| 2 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 3 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 4 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 5 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |