Where does “imputability” come from?
imputability (English) comes from English impute, from Old French imputer, from Latin imputo, from Latin inpotus, from Ancient Greek ἔμφυτος, from Ancient Greek ἐμφύω, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti — he, she.
imputability (English): The character of being imputable
Definitions
- The character of being imputable
Ancestry of “imputability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | impute | To attribute or ascribe to a cause or source; To... |
| 2 | Old French | imputer | — |
| 3 | Latin | imputo | I reckon, charge, enter into the account; I... |
| 4 | Latin | inpotus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔμφυτος | inborn, natural; planted; implanted |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐμφύω | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |