Etymograph

English

impostrix

Impostrix comes from Latin impostrīx.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpostrīx
  2. Englishtodayimpostrix

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpostrīx
  2. Englishtodayimpostrix

Equivalent to impostor + -trix

Latin impositor

Middle French imposteur

English impostor

Today it means

noun A female impostor.

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

Etymograph / Latin impostrīx / impostrix