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impingo.

to push, strike, dash against

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ɪmˈpɪŋ.ɡoː]Classical-Latin[imˈpiŋ.ɡo]
  1. to push, strike, dash against

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  2. to press upon, force upon

    conjugation-3 · rare
  3. to force, drive, thrust, push towards a location by force

    conjugation-3
  4. to beat, thump, strike

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pangō Latin pangō Latin impingō From in- + pangō (“fasten, drive in”).

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