Etymology of the English word imbrue
the English word
imbruederived from the Old French word
embreuverderived from the Latin word
imbibere (drink in, imbibe; assimilate)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
bibere (drink; toast; visit)
using the Latin prefix
im-derived from the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin root
*imbiberareusing the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Old French word
embruerDate
The earliest known usage of imbrue in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
imbureed,
imbureingUsage
Word found in Modern English
