Where does “impetuousness” come from?
impetuousness (English) comes from English impetuous, from Middle English impetuous, from Old French impetueux, from Late Latin impetuosus, from Latin impetus, from Latin impetō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
impetuousness (English): The state or quality of being impetuous; making...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being impetuous; making...
Ancestry of “impetuousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impetuous | Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an... |
| 2 | Middle English | impetuous | — |
| 3 | Old French | impetueux | forceful; violent; strong |
| 4 | Late Latin | impetuosus | violent |
| 5 | Latin | impetus | an attack, assault; a rapid motion; a making for |
| 6 | Latin | impetō | to rush upon, assail, attack |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |