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Where does “impetiginous” come from?

impetiginous (English) comes from Latin impetiginosus, from Latin impetīgo, from Latin impetō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

impetiginous (English): Of the nature of, or pertaining to, impetigo

Definitions

  1. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, impetigo

Ancestry of “impetiginous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpetiginosusone who has the impetigo
2Latinimpetīgo—
3Latinimpetō—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →