Where does “impugnment” come from?
impugnment (English) comes from English impugn, from Middle French impugner, from Latin impugnō, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
impugnment (English): The act of impugning, or the state of being...
Definitions
- The act of impugning, or the state of being...
Ancestry of “impugnment”, step by step
impugnment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English impugn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impugn | To assault, attack; To verbally assault,... |
| 2 | Middle French | impugner | to attack; to impugn |
| 3 | Latin | impugnō | to attack, fight against |
| 4 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |