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Where does “impenetrabilis” come from?

impenetrabilis (Latin) comes from Latin penetrabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

impenetrabilis (Latin): impenetrable; unconquerable, unyielding

Definitions

  1. impenetrable; unconquerable, unyielding

Ancestry of “impenetrabilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpenetrabilispenetrable; piercing
2Latin-bilis-ble
3Proto-Italic-ðlis—
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “impenetrabilis”

  • impenetrable
  • impenetrably
  • impenetrableness
  • impenetrable
  • impenetrabile
  • impenetrabilità
  • impenetrabilmente
  • impénétrable
  • impénétrablement
  • impénétrabilité
  • impenetrável
  • impenetrable
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