Where does “improperness” come from?
improperness (English) comes from English improper, from Middle French impropre, from Latin improprius, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
improperness (English): Quality of being improper
Definitions
- Quality of being improper
Ancestry of “improperness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | improper | unsuitable to needs or circumstances;... |
| 2 | Middle French | impropre | — |
| 3 | Latin | improprius | not proper; improper |
| 4 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 5 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |