English
imponent
Imponent comes from Latin impōnēns ‘laying aside’, from impōnō ‘to put upon’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to build, cultivate’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to build, cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsame form‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘put, place’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpōnō‘to put upon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpōnēns‘laying aside’present active participle of impōnō
- Englishtodayimponent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to build, cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsame form‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘put, place’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpōnō‘to put upon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpōnēns‘laying aside’present active participle of impōnō
- Englishtodayimponent
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to build, cultivate’
suppose, homeless, compound, hamlet, bohemian, impose, homely, hame, 47 more
through Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’
opposition, proposition, exposition, deposition, disposition, compost, suppository, presupposition, prepositional, apposite, compositor, 36 more
through Latin *sinō ‘to put in place’
site, situation, composition, posture, situate, supposition, preposition, positivism, situs, compostela, 14 more
through Latin pōnō ‘put, place’
post, position, positive, purpose, opposite, propose, expose, consolation, dispose, opponent, repository, compose, posit, proponent, expound, exponent, presuppose, pone, 51 more
through Latin impōnō ‘to put upon’
Today it means
adj That imposes a rule.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- / imponent