Where does “impingent” come from?

impingent (English) comes from Latin impingens, from Latin impingo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

impingent (English): Striking against or upon

Definitions

  1. Striking against or upon

Ancestry of “impingent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpingenspushing against; forcing; thrusting
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 →