Where does “imprägnieren” come from?
imprägnieren (German) comes from Latin impraegno, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
imprägnieren (German): to waterproof, to impregnate
Definitions
- to waterproof, to impregnate
Ancestry of “imprägnieren”, step by step
imprägnieren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin impraegno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | impraegno | I impregnate; I make pregnant |
| 2 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 3 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via French imprégner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | imprégner | to impregnate; to imbue |
| 2 | Latin | impraegnāre | — |