Where does “iminent” come from?
iminent (Romanian) comes from French imminent, from Latin imminens, from Latin immineo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
iminent (Romanian): imminent
Definitions
- imminent
Ancestry of “iminent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | imminent | imminent |
| 2 | Latin | imminens | projecting, overhanging; threatening, menacing |
| 3 | Latin | immineo | I project, bend or lean toward or over, overhang;... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |