Where does “importuneth” come from?
importuneth (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.
importuneth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “importuneth”, step by step
importuneth 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 eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |