Where does “impingement” come from?

Impingement comes from Latin impingement-derived formations, ultimately from Latin impingo (to strike against), composed of the prefix in- (into) and a root related to Proto-Indo-European men- (to project or thrust).

impingement (English): The act of impinging

Definitions

  1. The act of impinging

Ancestry of “impingement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimpingeTo make a physical impact on; To interfere with;...
2LatinimpingoI push, strike, dash against; I press upon, force...
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →