Where does “importunité” come from?
importunité (Middle French) comes from Latin importunitas, from Latin importūnus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “importunité”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | importunitas | incivility, impoliteness, rudeness, insolence |
| 2 | Latin | importūnus | inconvenient, unsuitable |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |