Where does “impénétrable” come from?
impénétrable (French) comes from Latin impenetrabilis, from Latin penetrabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
impénétrable (French): impenetrable; not understandable, mysterious
Definitions
- impenetrable; not understandable, mysterious
Ancestry of “impénétrable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | impenetrabilis | impenetrable; unconquerable, unyielding |
| 2 | Latin | penetrabilis | penetrable; piercing |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
Words derived from “impénétrable”