Where does “imposterous” come from?
imposterous (English) comes from English impostor, from Middle French imposteur, from Late Latin impositor, from Latin impono, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
imposterous (English): fraudulent; pretending to be someone else
Definitions
- fraudulent; pretending to be someone else
Ancestry of “imposterous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impostor | Someone who attempts to deceive by using an... |
| 2 | Middle French | imposteur | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | impositor | — |
| 4 | Latin | impono | I place on or upon, set upon, lay upon; I impose... |
| 5 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |