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Where does “imposeth” come from?

imposeth (English) comes from English impose, from Middle English imposen, from Middle French imposer, from Latin imponere, from Latin impono, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

imposeth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “imposeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimposeTo establish or apply by authority; to be an...
2Middle Englishimposen—
3Middle Frenchimposerto lay on, impose
4Latinimponeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatinimponoI place on or upon, set upon, lay upon; I impose...
6Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →