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Where does “imposant” come from?

imposant (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.

imposant (French): imposing, impressive; present participle of...

Definitions

  1. imposing, impressive; present participle of...

Ancestry of “imposant”, 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

Words derived from “imposant”

  • imposant
  • impozáns
  • imposant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →