Where does “unimposing” come from?
unimposing (English) comes from English imposing, from English impose, from Middle English imposen, from Middle French imposer, from Latin imponere, from Latin impono, from Latin im-, from Latin īn- — in.
unimposing (English): Not imposing; not grand or magnificent; modest
Definitions
- Not imposing; not grand or magnificent; modest
Ancestry of “unimposing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imposing | present participle of impose; Magnificent and... |
| 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- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |