Etymology of the English word impuissant
the English word
impuissantderived from the Old French word
impuissancederived from the Old French word
puissancederived from the Old French word
puissantderived from the Latin word
potens (powerful, strong; capable)
derived from the Latin word
posse (to be able; be able, can; [multum posse => have much)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*poti- (powerful, lord)
derived from the Old French word
poissantderived from the Old French word
pooirderived from the Vulgar Latin word
poterederived from the Latin word
posse (to be able; be able, can; [multum posse => have much)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*poti- (powerful, lord)
derived from the Latin word
potis (able, capable; possible)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*poti- (powerful, lord)
derived from the French word
poisserderived from the French word
poixderived from the Old French word
in-using the Old French prefix
im-derived from the French word
impuissantderived from the Old French word
puissantderived from the Latin word
potens (powerful, strong; capable)
derived from the Latin word
posse (to be able; be able, can; [multum posse => have much)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*poti- (powerful, lord)
derived from the Old French word
poissantderived from the Old French word
pooirderived from the Vulgar Latin word
poterederived from the Latin word
posse (to be able; be able, can; [multum posse => have much)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*poti- (powerful, lord)
derived from the Latin word
potis (able, capable; possible)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*poti- (powerful, lord)
derived from the French word
poisserderived from the French word
poixusing the Old French prefix
im-Date
The earliest known usage of impuissant in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
