impost

impost · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromimpōsitus
2. Middle French · borrowed fromimpost
3. English todayimpost

Borrowed from Middle French impost, itself borrowed or adapted from Latin impōsitus, past participle of impōnō (“to impose”).

impost · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromimposta
2. Italian · borrowed fromimposta
3. English todayimpost

From Italian imposta, from Latin imposta.

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