Where does “ympe” come from?
ympe (Middle English) comes from Old English impa, from Old English impian, from Proto-West Germanic impōn, from Latin imputō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
ympe (Middle English): A shoot, twig or sprouting of a plant or shrub; a...
Definitions
- A shoot, twig or sprouting of a plant or shrub; a...
Ancestry of “ympe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | impa | — |
| 2 | Old English | impian | to graft |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | impōn | to graft |
| 4 | Latin | imputō | — |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |