Where does “impróprio” come from?

impróprio (Portuguese) comes from Latin improprius, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

impróprio (Portuguese): improper; inadequate; improper; indecent;...

Definitions

  1. improper; inadequate; improper; indecent;...

Ancestry of “impróprio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpropriusnot proper; improper
2Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
3Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
4Old Latinenin
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin in- →