Etymology of the English word impute
the English word
imputederived from the French word
imputederived from the Latin word
imputare (charge, enter as debt, credit; claim credit, recompense for; make a favor a cause for obligation)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
putare (think, believe, suppose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pau-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 impute in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
imputed,
imputingUsage
Word found in Modern English
