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
Ancestry of “impingement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | impinge | To make a physical impact on; To interfere with;... |
| 2 | Latin | impingo | I push, strike, dash against; I press upon, force... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |