Etymology of the English word impale
the English word
impalederived from the Medieval Latin word
impalarederived from the Classical Latin word
palus (stake, pile, pole; swamp, marsh)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pag-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelÉ™-using the Latin prefix
im-derived from the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Date
The earliest known usage of impale in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
impaled,
impalingUsage
Word found in Modern English
