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Where does “imperméable” come from?

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

imperméable (French): waterproof; raincoat

Definitions

  1. waterproof; raincoat

Ancestry of “imperméable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchin-in-; un-
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “imperméable”

  • impermeable
  • impermeably
  • impermeableness
  • imperméabiliser
  • imperméabilisation
  • imperméablement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →