Where does “importunest” come from?
importunest (English) comes from English importune, from Middle French importuner, from Latin importunari, from Latin importunus, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
importunest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “importunest”, step by step
importunest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English importune
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | importune | To bother, trouble, irritate; To harass with... |
| 2 | Middle French | importuner | to bother |
| 3 | Latin | importunari | to make oneself troublesome |
| 4 | Latin | importunus | inconvenient, unsuitable; annoying; rude |
| 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 |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |