Where does “unimputable” come from?
unimputable (English) comes from English imputable, 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.
unimputable (English): Not imputable or chargeable
Definitions
- Not imputable or chargeable
Ancestry of “unimputable”, step by step
unimputable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imputable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imputable | That may be imputed; Accusable; culpable;... |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |