Where does “importen” come from?

importen (Middle English) comes from Old French emporter, from Latin importō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “importen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	emporter	—
2	Latin	importō	to bring, carry or convey into; bring in from abroad, import
3	Latin	īn-	un-, non-, not
4	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
5	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6	Proto-Italic	en	in
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

Words derived from “importen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →