English
impedition
Impedition comes from Latin impeditio ‘hindrance, obstruction’, from impediō ‘to hinder, impede’, and ultimately from pēs ‘feet’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpēs‘feet’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpediō‘to hinder, impede’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpeditio‘hindrance, obstruction’
- Englishearliest quotation 1675impedition
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpēs‘feet’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpediō‘to hinder, impede’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpeditio‘hindrance, obstruction’
- Englishearliest quotation 1675impedition
Earliest quotation: 1675, Richard Baxter, London: […] Robert White: “VVhen God poſitively vvilleth the Poſitive hindering of a…”
Linked words
through Latin pēs ‘feet’
pioneer, pedestrian, pedal, pedigree, pes, centipede, pedicure, petiole, pedometer, peon, biped, pedicel, pedicle, expeditious, 12 more
through Latin impediō ‘to hinder, impede’
Today it means
noun That which impedes; a hindrance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin pēs / impedition