Where does “importless” come from?
importless (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.
importless (English): meaningless
Ancestry of “importless”, 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 | — |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |