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Where does “ímpetu” come from?

ímpetu (Spanish) comes from Latin impetus, from Latin impetō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

ímpetu (Spanish): impetus; force; energy; vigor

Definitions

  1. impetus; force; energy; vigor

Ancestry of “ímpetu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpetusan attack, assault; a rapid motion; a making for
2Latinimpetō—
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →