LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no perfect stem

impetō

impetō (present infinitive impetere, supine impetītum)
Classical[ˈɪm.pɛ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈim.pe.to]

Meaning

  1. to rush upon, assail, attack

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.impetōimpetēbamimpetam———
2nd sg.impetisimpetēbāsimpetēs———
3rd sg.impetitimpetēbatimpetet———
1st pl.impetimusimpetēbāmusimpetēmus———
2nd pl.impetitisimpetēbātisimpetētis———
3rd pl.impetuntimpetēbantimpetent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.impetamimpeterem——
2nd sg.impetāsimpeterēs——
3rd sg.impetatimpeteret——
1st pl.impetāmusimpeterēmus——
2nd pl.impetātisimpeterētis——
3rd pl.impetantimpeterent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.impetorimpetēbarimpetar
2nd sg.impeteris
impetere		impetēbāris
impetēbāre		impetēris
impetēre
3rd sg.impetiturimpetēbāturimpetētur
1st pl.impetimurimpetēbāmurimpetēmur
2nd pl.impetiminīimpetēbāminīimpetēminī
3rd pl.impetunturimpetēbanturimpetentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.impetarimpeterer
2nd sg.impetāris
impetāre		impeterēris
impeterēre
3rd sg.impetāturimpeterētur
1st pl.impetāmurimpeterēmur
2nd pl.impetāminīimpeterēminī
3rd pl.impetanturimpeterentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.impeteimpetere
pres. 2nd pl.impetiteimpetiminī
fut. 2nd sg.impetitōimpetitor
fut. 3rd sg.impetitōimpetitor
fut. 2nd pl.impetitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.impetuntōimpetuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveimpetereimpetī
perfect infinitive—impetītum esse
future infinitiveimpetītūrum esseimpetītum īrī
present participleimpetēns—
perfect participle—impetītus
impetīta, impetītā, impetītae, impetītam, impetītārum, impetītās, impetītī, impetītōrum, impetītōs
future participleimpetītūrus
impetītūra, impetītūrā, impetītūrae, impetītūram, impetītūrārum, impetītūrās, impetītūre, impetītūrī, impetītūrīs, impetītūrō, impetītūrōrum, impetītūrōs, impetītūrum		impetendus
impetundus, impetenda, impetendā, impetendae, impetendam, impetendārum, impetendās, impetende, impetendīs, impetendōrum, impetendōs
gerundimpetendī, impetendō, impetendumsupineimpetītum, impetītū

impĕto (inp-), ĕre, v. a. in-peto,
I. to rush upon, assail, attack (poet. and in anteand post-class. prose).
I. Lit.: cedentem Acheloius heros Impetit, Stat. Th. 8, 523: aliquem arcu, Luc. 6, 394: os hastā, Sil. 5, 273; Luc. 6, 223; Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 8.—Absol.: (apes) impetentes a se eiciunt fucos, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 8; cf. in a different orthog.: impite impetum facite, Paul. ex Fest. p. 109, 17 Müll. N. cr. (a contracted imper., like cette, ferte): impetiti confessio, Quint. Decl. 5.—
II. Transf., to accuse: aliquem edacitatis, Sid. Ep. 7, 9.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinimpetō

Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti Latin petō Latin impetō From in- + petō.

In English words that came into English from impetō

  • impetusimpetus
  • impetigoimpetīgō
  • impetiginousimpetīginōsus

Quick answers

What does impetō mean in Latin?
impetō, a verb, means “to rush upon, assail, attack”.
What are the principal parts of impetō?
impetō, impetere, impetītum (third conjugation, no perfect stem).
How do you pronounce impetō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪm.pɛ.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈim.pe.to].
Where does impetō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin impetō.
Which English words come from impetō?
English words that go back to Latin impetō include impetus, impetigo and impetiginous.