Where does “imperniare” come from?
imperniare (Italian) comes from Italian in, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
imperniare (Italian): to hinge or pivot
Ancestry of “imperniare”, step by step
imperniare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | in | in; to; into |
| 2 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 3 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Italian perno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | perno | pivot |
| 2 | Latin | perna | A haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon; A... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | persnā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tpḗrsneh₂ | heel, upper thigh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
Words derived from “imperniare”