Where does “impollute” come from?
impollute (Latin) comes from Latin impollutus, from Latin pollūtus, from Latin polluō, from Latin por-, from Proto-Italic por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
impollute (Latin): vocative masculine singular of impollūtus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of impollūtus
Ancestry of “impollute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | impollutus | unstained, unpolluted |
| 2 | Latin | pollūtus | Soiled, defiled, polluted, stained, fouled; having been soiled, defiled, polluted, stained or fouled |
| 3 | Latin | polluō | to soil, defile, pollute, stain, foul |
| 4 | Latin | por- | forth, forward, further, onward |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | por- | forth, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |