Where does “impetuosus” come from?
impetuosus (Late Latin) comes from Latin impetus, from Latin impetō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
impetuosus (Late Latin): violent
Ancestry of “impetuosus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | impetus | an attack, assault; a rapid motion; a making for |
| 2 | Latin | impetō | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “impetuosus”