Where does “impoundment” come from?
Impoundment derives from English impound, formed from the prefix in- and English pound, ultimately from Latin pendere meaning to weigh or hang.
impoundment (English): A body of water impounded within an enclosure,...
Definitions
- A body of water impounded within an enclosure,...
Ancestry of “impoundment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impound | to shut up or place in an enclosure called a... |
| 2 | English | Pound | both named after Thaddeus C. Pound |
| 3 | Middle English | pound | A measurement for weight, most notably the Tower... |
| 4 | Old English | pund | pound |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *pund | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 7 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |