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Where does “imposable” come from?

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

imposable (French): imposable; that can be imposed

Definitions

  1. imposable; that can be imposed

Ancestry of “imposable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchimposerto impose; to triumph, to win; to establish...
2Latinimpōnō—
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →