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Where does “impasto” come from?

impasto (Italian) comes from Italian impastare, from Italian im-, from Italian in-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

impasto (Italian): mixture, dough, kneading, crumb; impasto;...

Definitions

  1. mixture, dough, kneading, crumb; impasto;...

Ancestry of “impasto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianimpastareto knead; to mix; to dough
2Italianim-Alternative form of in-; into, in
3Italianin-un-; in-; a-
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →