Where does “impolite” come from?
Impolite derives from Latin impolitus, composed of the prefix in- meaning "not" and politus meaning "polished" or "refined," from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- meaning "to thrust" or "drive."
impolite (English): Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in...
Definitions
- Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in...
Ancestry of “impolite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | impolitus | rough, unpolished |
| 2 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 3 | Latin | în | — |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “impolite”