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Where does “impétueux” come from?

impétueux (French) comes from Old French impetueus, from Latin impetuōsus, from Latin impetus, from Latin impetō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

impétueux (French): forceful, violent, strong; impetuous

Definitions

  1. forceful, violent, strong; impetuous

Ancestry of “impétueux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchimpetueus—
2Latinimpetuōsus—
3Latinimpetusan attack, assault; a rapid motion; a making for
4Latinimpetō—
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “impétueux”

  • impétuosité
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →