Where does “impreventable” come from?
impreventable (English) comes from English preventable, from English prevent, from Middle English preventen, from Latin praeventus, from Latin praeveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti — he, she.
impreventable (English): Not preventable; inevitable
Definitions
- Not preventable; inevitable
Ancestry of “impreventable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preventable | Capable of being prevented; Something that can be... |
| 2 | English | prevent | To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something) |
| 3 | Middle English | preventen | anticipate |
| 4 | Latin | praeventus | anticipated |
| 5 | Latin | praeveniō | to anticipate |
| 6 | Latin | veniō | to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |