Etymology

impute

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Today it means: To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source. Full definition →

Middle French imputer ← Latin imputō
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  1. Latin · derived fromimputō“to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromimputer
  3. English todayimpute

Borrowed from Middle French imputer, from Latin imputō (“to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute”).

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