Where does “impermissible” come from?
Impermissible derives from English in- combined with permissible, tracing through Middle English in-, Latin in-, Latin in, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ne, oyd-, en, and en.
impermissible (English): not permissible; not to be permitted or allowed
Definitions
- not permissible; not to be permitted or allowed
Ancestry of “impermissible”, 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 |