Where does “impliable” come from?
impliable (English) comes from English imply, from Middle English implien, from Old French emplier, from Latin impleo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
impliable (English): not pliable; inflexible; unyielding; Capable of...
Definitions
- not pliable; inflexible; unyielding; Capable of...
Ancestry of “impliable”, step by step
impliable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imply
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imply | to have as a necessary consequence; to suggest by... |
| 2 | Middle English | implien | — |
| 3 | Old French | emplier | Alternative form of emploiier; to fill |
| 4 | Latin | impleo | I fill up, fill full; cover; I satisfy, satiate;... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |