impetuous

The story

1. Latin · derived fromimpetus“attack, violence”
2. Late Latin · derived fromimpetuōsus“violent”
3. Old French · derived fromimpetueux
4. Middle English · inherited fromimpetuous
5. English todayimpetuous

From Middle English impetuous, from Old French impetueux, from Late Latin impetuōsus (“violent”), from Latin impetus (“attack, violence”).

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