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Where does “impertinent” come from?

Impertinent comes from Old French impertinent, meaning not pertinent or not relevant to the matter at hand.

impertinent (English): insolent, ill-mannered; irrelevant; An...

Definitions

  1. insolent, ill-mannered; irrelevant; An...

Ancestry of “impertinent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchimpertinent—
2Latinimpertinens—
3Latinpertinensextending; pertaining
4Latinpertineō—
5Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
6LatinAd—
7Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
8Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
9LatinolleArchaic form of ille
10Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “impertinent”

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