Where does “impingeth” come from?
impingeth (English) comes from English impinge, from Latin impingo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
impingeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “impingeth”, step by step
impingeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English impinge
| 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- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |