English

impedimental

From impediment + -al.

Formed from impediment + -al

Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’

Latin pēs ‘feet’

Latin impedio ‘to hinder, impede, prevent, obstruct, hamper,…’

Latin impedimentum ‘impediment, hindrance’

Middle English impediment

Today it means

adj Of the nature of an impediment; hindering or obstructing.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / impedimental