Where does “impluvium” come from?

impluvium (English) comes from Latin impluvium, from Latin impluit, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

impluvium (English): A low basin in the center of a household atrium,...

Definitions

  1. A low basin in the center of a household atrium,...

Ancestry of “impluvium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpluviuma rectangular courtyard basin or pool into which...
2Latinimpluitit rains upon; rains upon
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 →