Etymology of the English word impetrate
the English word
impetratederived from the Latin word
impetrare (obtain, procure)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
patrare (accomplish, bring to completion)
derived from the Late Latin word
pater (father)
derived from the Greek word
pater, πατήρ (father; a 'father' (literally or figuratively, near or more remote))
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
pəter- (father)
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 impetrate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
impetrated,
impetrating
