English
impost
Impost comes from Latin impōsitus ‘imposed, put upon’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pozinōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘place, put’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpōnō‘to impose’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpōsitus‘imposed, put upon’past participle of impōnō
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600impost
- Englishearliest quotation 1667same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pozinōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘place, put’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpōnō‘to impose’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpōsitus‘imposed, put upon’past participle of impōnō
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600impost
- Englishearliest quotation 1667same form
Earliest quotation: 1667, Epilogue to the Wild Gallant, as It was First Acted: “’Tis a Land-tax, vvhich he’s too poor to pay;…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
homeless, suppose, compound, hamlet, bohemian, homely, hame, 51 more
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
prepositional, apposite, 39 more
through Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’
site, situation, composition, situate, supposition, preposition, positivism, situs, compostela, 41 more
through Proto-Italic *pozinō
opposition, proposition, exposition, deposition, disposition, suppository, presupposition, compositor, 26 more
through Latin pōnō ‘place, put’
position, positive, purpose, opposite, opponent, propose, consolation, expose, dispose, repository, posture, proponent, compose, exponent, compost, expound, posit, pone, presuppose, 52 more
Another origin of impost
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimposta
- Italianc. 1300–presentsame form‘tax, duty, customs’
- Englishtodayimpost
Today it means
noun A tax, tariff or duty that is imposed, especially on merchandise.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- / impost