Where does “imputatively” come from?
imputatively (English) comes from English imputative, 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 — he, she.
imputatively (English): In an imputative fashion or manner
Definitions
- In an imputative fashion or manner
Ancestry of “imputatively”, step by step
imputatively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imputative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imputative | Of, related, or pertaining to imputation |
| 2 | English | impute | To attribute or ascribe to a cause or source; To... |
| 3 | Old French | imputer | — |
| 4 | Latin | imputo | I reckon, charge, enter into the account; I... |
| 5 | Latin | inpotus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔμφυτος | inborn, natural; planted; implanted |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐμφύω | to implant, graft; fix firmly, securely, deeply |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |