Where does “imminent” come from?

imminent (French) comes from Latin imminens, from Latin immineo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

imminent (French): imminent

Definitions

  1. imminent

Ancestry of “imminent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimminensprojecting, overhanging; threatening, menacing
2LatinimmineoI project, bend or lean toward or over, overhang;...
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “imminent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →