Where does “imper” come from?

imper (French) comes from Old Irish imbert, from Old Irish imm-, from Proto-Celtic ambi-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

imper (French): raincoat

Definitions

  1. raincoat

Ancestry of “imper”, step by step

imper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish imbert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishimbert—
2Old Irishimm-around, about; intensive prefix for adjectives...
3Proto-Celticambi-around, about
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via French imperméable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchimperméablewaterproof; raincoat
2Frenchin-in-; un-
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →