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Where does “impingens” come from?

impingens (Latin) comes from Latin impingo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

impingens (Latin): pushing against; forcing; thrusting

Definitions

  1. pushing against; forcing; thrusting

Ancestry of “impingens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinimpingoI push, strike, dash against; I press upon, force...
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “impingens”

  • impingent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →