Etymology of the English word imposing
the English word
imposingderived from the English word
imposederived from the Old French word
imposerderived from the Late Latin word
imponere (impose, put upon; establish)
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 word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
using the English suffix
-ingDerivations in English
unimposingUsage
Word found in Modern English
