Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “imposen” come from?

imposen (Middle English) comes from Middle French imposer, from Latin imponere, from Latin impono, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

Ancestry of “imposen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchimposerto lay on, impose
2Latinimponeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinimponoI place on or upon, set upon, lay upon; I impose...
4Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →