Etymograph

English

importuner

From importune + -er.

Formed from importune + -er

Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to fare’

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Latin portus ‘harbor, port’

Latin importūnus ‘unfit, troublesome’

Medieval Latin importūnor ‘to make oneself troublesome’

Middle French importuner ‘to bother’

English importune

Today it means

noun One who importunes.

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

Etymograph / importuner