impedio

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From in- (into, in) +‎ pēs, pedis (feet) +‎ -iō; literally, to "shackle the feet". Compare Latin impedicō, Ancient Greek ἐμποδίζω (empodízō).

Pronunciation

Verb

impediō (present infinitive impedīre, perfect active impedīvī or impediī, supine impedītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to hinder, impede, obstruct, hamper, thwart
    Synonyms: obstō, moror, arceō, supprimō, cū̆nctor, prohibeō, tardō, contineō, retineō, obstruō, cohibeō, dētineō, refrēnō, intersaepiō, inclūdō, sustentō, perimō, obstō, officiō, reprimō, saepiō, comprimō
    Antonyms: līberō, eximō, absolvō, vindicō, servō, excipiō, exonerō, ēmittō
  2. to embarrass

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: impedire
    • Sicilian: mpidiri
  • Vulgar Latin: *impedīscō, *impedīscere
  • Borrowings:

References

  • impedio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • impedio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • impedio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • an impassable road: iter impeditum
  • impedio in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN