Where does “unimpugnably” come from?
unimpugnably (English) comes from English unimpugnable, from English impugnable, from English impugn, from Middle French impugner, from Latin impugnō, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
unimpugnably (English): Such that it cannot be impugned; beyond reproach or attack
Definitions
- Such that it cannot be impugned; beyond reproach or attack
Ancestry of “unimpugnably”, step by step
unimpugnably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unimpugnable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unimpugnable | That cannot be impugned; beyond reproach or... |
| 2 | English | impugnable | That can be impugned; open to attack, open to... |
| 3 | English | impugn | To assault, attack; To verbally assault,... |
| 4 | Middle French | impugner | to attack; to impugn |
| 5 | Latin | impugnō | to attack, fight against |
| 6 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |