Etymology of the English word impugn
the English word
impugnderived from the Old French word
impugnerderived from the Latin word
impugnare (fight against, attack, assail)
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
pugnare (fight; dispute; [pugnatum est => the battle raged])
derived from the Latin word
pugnus (fist)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*peuk-using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Date
The earliest known usage of impugn in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
impugned,
impugningUsage
Word found in Modern English
