English
impetration
Impetration comes from Latin impetrātiō ‘obtaining by request, accomplishment’, from pater ‘father (male parent)’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, to ward’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂-1‘to protect, to ward’uncertain
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ph₂tḗr1‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*patēr1‘father’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpater1‘father (male parent)’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpatrō1‘accomplish’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpetrō2‘to accomplish, obtain’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpetrātiō3‘obtaining by request, accomplishment’
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1678impetration3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin impetro
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin impetratio
- 3 Wiktionary, English impetration
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: a. 1678, Isaac Barrow, (please specify the chapter name or sermon number): “In way of impetration procuring the removal or allevation…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂-Wiktionary, Latin impetro‘to protect, to ward’uncertain
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ph₂tḗrWiktionary, Latin impetro‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*patērWiktionary, Latin impetro‘father’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpaterWiktionary, Latin impetro‘father (male parent)’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpatrōWiktionary, Latin impetro‘accomplish’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpetrōWiktionary, Latin impetratio‘to accomplish, obtain’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpetrātiōWiktionary, English impetration‘obtaining by request, accomplishment’
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1678impetrationWiktionary, English impetration. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: a. 1678, Isaac Barrow, (please specify the chapter name or sermon number): “In way of impetration procuring the removal or allevation…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, to ward’
company, food, pain, feed, foster, apparent, pope, pastor, fur, companion, papal, fodder, pasture, fad, accompaniment, forage, penetration, panini, fatherly, pav, patrician, pannier, pantaloons, 55 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr ‘father’
through Proto-Italic *patēr ‘father’
through Latin pater ‘father (male parent)’
pattern, papa, patron, paternal, padre, paternity, pater, patrimony, compere, 16 more
through Latin patrō ‘accomplish’
Today it means
noun The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or entreaty.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “impetration”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin impetro, Latin impetratio. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- / impetration