Where does “imputation” come from?
Imputation comes from Middle French imputation, from Latin imputatio (a reckoning or charging to account), derived from Latin imputo (to reckon, attribute), formed with the prefix Latin in- and Latin in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne and h₁én.
imputation (English): The act of imputing or charging; attribution;...
Definitions
- The act of imputing or charging; attribution;...
Ancestry of “imputation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | imputation | — |
| 2 | Latin | imputatio | entry in account; charge; accusation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |