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Where does “impedio” come from?

impedio (Latin) comes from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

impedio (Latin): I hinder, impede, obstruct, hamper, thwart; I...

Definitions

  1. I hinder, impede, obstruct, hamper, thwart; I...

Ancestry of “impedio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpēs—
2Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
3Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
4Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “impedio”

  • impedance
  • impede
  • impediment
  • transimpedance
  • bioimpedance
  • impedient
  • impedimental
  • magnetoimpedance
  • impeder
  • impedite
  • impedimented
  • impedible
  • photoimpedance
  • impediens
  • impediturus
  • impediendus
  • impedito
  • impedire
  • impedimentum
  • impeditus
  • impedite
  • impedir
  • empecer
  • impedibile
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