Where does “importance” come from?
Importance comes from Middle French importance, from Medieval Latin importantia, from Latin importare meaning to bring in or carry in, composed of in and portare.
importance (English): The quality or condition of being important or...
Definitions
- The quality or condition of being important or...
Ancestry of “importance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | importance | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | importantia | importance; nominative neuter plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | importare | present active infinitive of importō;... |
| 4 | Latin | importo | I bring, carry or convey into; bring in from... |
| 5 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 6 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |