Where does “imaterial” come from?
imaterial (Portuguese) comes from French immatériel, from French in-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
imaterial (Portuguese): immaterial, incorporeal
Definitions
- immaterial, incorporeal
Ancestry of “imaterial”, step by step
imaterial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French immatériel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | immatériel | immaterial; intangible |
| 2 | French | in- | in-; un- |
| 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 |
via Latin immaterialis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | immaterialis | — |