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Where does “imperterritamente” come from?

imperterritamente (Italian) comes from Italian imperterrito, from Latin imperterritus, from Latin perterritus, from Latin perterreo, from Latin terreō, from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.

imperterritamente (Italian): regardlessly, unperturbedly, undismayedly

Definitions

  1. regardlessly, unperturbedly, undismayedly

Ancestry of “imperterritamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianimperterritoregardless, unperturbed, undismayed
2Latinimperterritus—
3Latinperterritushaving been frightened, terrified
4LatinperterreoI frighten or terrify
5Latinterreō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantres-to tremble
7Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
8Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
9Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
10Proto-Italictermenos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end
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