English
impedimenta
Impedimenta comes from Latin impedīmentum ‘impediment, hindrance’, from pēs ‘feet’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-‘to walk, to step’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpēs‘feet’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpedio‘to hinder, impede, prevent, obstruct, hamper, thwart’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpedīmentumas impedimenta‘impediment, hindrance’
- Englishearliest quotation 1892impedimenta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-‘to walk, to step’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpēs‘feet’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpedio‘to hinder, impede, prevent, obstruct, hamper, thwart’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpedīmentumas impedimenta‘impediment, hindrance’
- Englishearliest quotation 1892impedimenta
Earliest quotation: 1892, Julian Ralph: “On the plains they will have horses dragging travoises,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’
feet, foot, pilot, pie, fetch, expedition, pawn, podium, pew, pug, baht, impeachment, fet, expedite, ped, puy, fetter, pada, poy, tripos, quadruped, 51 more
through Latin pēs ‘feet’
pioneer, pedestrian, pedal, pedigree, pes, petiole, pedicure, centipede, peon, expeditious, pedometer, biped, pedicel, pedicle, 13 more
Today it means
noun Equipment intended for an activity that serves as more of a hindrance than a help, especially military baggage.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ped- / impedimenta