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Where does “unimpressable” come from?

unimpressable (English) comes from English impressable, from English impress, from Middle English impressen, from Latin impressus, from Latin imprimo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

unimpressable (English): Alternative form of unimpressible

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of unimpressible

Ancestry of “unimpressable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimpressableAlternative form of impressible
2EnglishimpressTo affect strongly and often favourably; To make...
3Middle Englishimpressen—
4Latinimpressuspressed, printed, imprinted, stamped
5LatinimprimoI press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →