imminent
/ˈɪmənənt/IH-muh-nuhnt
/ˈɪmənənt/IH-muh-nuhnt
Meaningjutting over
Common meaning: about to happen
- imin, into
- minto jut out; threatsLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1145 · scan
- entadjective ending: being or doing
‘in, into’ + ‘to jut out’ → imminent
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin mineō; minae ‘to jut out; threats’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mineō, p. 1145 · dictionary scan
Roots
- mineō; minae Latin “to jut out; threats”
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