myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of impostor

Etymology of the Latin word impostor

the Late Latin word impostor (deceiver; impostor)

derived from the Latin word impostus (placed; set upon)

derived from the Latin word impositus

derived 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)

French imposteur, Italian impostore, Portuguese impostor, Spanish impostor

Word found in Late Latin