impraegno

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ praegnās +‎ . (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “the root is praegnat-”)

Pronunciation

Verb

impraegnō (present infinitive impraegnāre, perfect active impraegnāvī, supine impraegnātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to impregnate
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to make pregnant

Conjugation

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Descendants

  • Catalan: emprenyar
  • English: impregnate
  • French: imprégner
  • Italian: impregnare
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: emprennar
  • Spanish: empreñar

References

  • impraegno in Karl Ernst Georges (1913/1918): Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch
  • impraegno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.