Where does “impugn” come from?
Impugn comes from Middle French impugner, from Latin impugnāre, combining the prefix in- and pugnāre (to fight), ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European pewḱ- meaning to fight or strike.
impugn (English): To assault, attack; To verbally assault,...
Definitions
- To assault, attack; To verbally assault,...
Ancestry of “impugn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | impugner | to attack; to impugn |
| 2 | Latin | impugnō | — |
| 3 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “impugn”