inminente

/immiˈnente/ · B2 · adj

imminent

⏳ in- + minente (from Latin minari, to threaten): it looms over you, about to happen

Comes from Latin imminere, 'to overhang or project over'. Something inminente hangs over you and is about to fall. Link the 'min' with 'menace' and 'eminent' (jutting out): a menace that is about to arrive.

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