Where does “impacter” come from?
impacter (French) comes from English impact, from Latin impāctus, from Latin impingo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
impacter (French): To impact, collide; To influence
Definitions
- To impact, collide; To influence
Ancestry of “impacter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impact | The striking of one body against another;... |
| 2 | Latin | impāctus | illision, collision, hit |
| 3 | Latin | impingo | I push, strike, dash against; I press upon, force... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |