Where does “impennis” come from?
impennis (Latin) comes from Latin in- -is, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
impennis (Latin): without feathers
Ancestry of “impennis”, step by step
impennis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin in- -is
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | in- -is | less, without, lacking |
| 2 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 3 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Latin penna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |