Where does “superimposable” come from?
superimposable (English) comes from English superimpose, from English impose, from Middle English imposen, from Middle French imposer, from Latin imponere, from Latin impono, from Latin im-, from Latin īn- — in.
superimposable (English): Able to be superimposed on each other
Definitions
- Able to be superimposed on each other
Ancestry of “superimposable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | superimpose | To place an object over another object, usually... |
| 2 | English | impose | To establish or apply by authority; to be an... |
| 3 | Middle English | imposen | — |
| 4 | Middle French | imposer | to lay on, impose |
| 5 | Latin | imponere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | impono | I place on or upon, set upon, lay upon; I impose... |
| 7 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 9 | Latin | în | — |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “superimposable”