Where does “impurta” come from?

impurta (Maltese) comes from Sicilian mpurtari, from Latin importō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

impurta (Maltese): to matter; to be relevant

Definitions

  1. to matter; to be relevant

Ancestry of “impurta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianmpurtarito import
2Latinimportōto bring, carry or convey into; bring in from abroad, import
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →