Where does “impakt” come from?

impakt (Polish) comes from English impact, from Latin impāctus, from Latin impingo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

impakt (Polish): impact

Definitions

  1. impact

Ancestry of “impakt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimpactThe striking of one body against another;...
2Latinimpāctusillision, collision, hit
3LatinimpingoI push, strike, dash against; I press upon, force...
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én