Where does “imperterrito” come from?
imperterrito (Italian) comes 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, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.
imperterrito (Italian): regardless, unperturbed, undismayed
Definitions
- regardless, unperturbed, undismayed
Ancestry of “imperterrito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | imperterritus | unterrified, dauntless |
| 2 | Latin | perterritus | having been frightened, terrified |
| 3 | Latin | perterreo | I frighten or terrify |
| 4 | Latin | terreō | to frighten, terrify, alarm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tres- | to tremble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 7 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 8 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |