Etymology of the Latin word impostura
the Latin word
imposturaderived from the Latin word
impostus (placed; set upon)
derived from the Latin word
impositusderived 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)
Derivations in other languages
French
imposture, Italian
impostura, Portuguese
impostura, Spanish
imposturaUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Vulgar Latin
