Where does “improviso” come from?

improviso (English) comes from Latin improvisus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

improviso (English): Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated;...

Definitions

Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated;...

Ancestry of “improviso”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	improvisus	unforeseen, unexpected; sudden
2	Latin	īn-	un-, non-, not
3	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
4	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5	Proto-Italic	en	in
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →