Where does “importeth” come from?
importeth (English) comes from English import, from Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, from Latin importō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
importeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “importeth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | import | Something brought in from an exterior source,... |
| 2 | Middle English | importen | — |
| 3 | Old French | emporter | — |
| 4 | Latin | importō | to bring, carry or convey into; bring in from abroad, import |
| 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 |