English
impervious
Impervious comes from Latin impervius ‘that cannot be passed through’, and goes back to pervius.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpervius‘letting things through’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpervius‘that cannot be passed through’
- Englishearliest quotation 1897impervious
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpervius‘letting things through’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpervius‘that cannot be passed through’
- Englishearliest quotation 1897impervious
Earliest quotation: 1897, Winston Churchill: “Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he…”
Every English word from Latin pervius
Today it means
adj Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin pervius / impervious