Where does “imperturbable” come from?

Imperturbable derives from Middle French imperturbable, from Late Latin imperturbabilis, composed of the Latin negative prefix im- (from in-) and perturbabilis, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ne, meaning "not."

imperturbable (English): Not easily perturbed, upset or excited; Calm and...

Definitions

  1. Not easily perturbed, upset or excited; Calm and...

Ancestry of “imperturbable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinimperturbabilis
2Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “imperturbable

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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