Where does “impitoyablement” come from?
impitoyablement (French) comes from French impitoyable, from French pitoyable, from French pitié, from Old French pité, from Latin pietas, from Latin pīus, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
impitoyablement (French): ruthlessly, mercilessly
Definitions
- ruthlessly, mercilessly
Ancestry of “impitoyablement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | impitoyable | pitiless; merciless; severe |
| 2 | French | pitoyable | pitiful; pathetic, contemptible |
| 3 | French | pitié | pity, mercy |
| 4 | Old French | pité | sorrow; grief; sadness |
| 5 | Latin | pietas | Dutiful conduct, sense of duty; Piety,... |
| 6 | Latin | pīus | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |