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drpaladin

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The early morning impetus for many of is is coffee.

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Bill W

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The word impetus comes from Latin, ‘assault, force’, from impetere ‘assail’, from in- "towards" + petere ‘'to make for," or "seek out".

The word "impetus" was first used in English in the early 15th century, although in a slightly different form (impetous) and with the meaning "rapid movement, rush,"   According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the modern spelling and the sense of the word "impetus" was first used in English in the mid-1600s.  Specifically, the earliest known example of the noun "impetus" dates back to 1641, according to the OED. The word's origins trace back to Latin, where it is derived from "impetere," meaning "to attack" or "to assault". 
 
Examples of "impetus" used in a sentence: 
"Throw in a smart bistro and an imaginative gift shop, and contemporary art provides the impetus for rural regeneration." 
"With the new name has come a renewed creative impetus." 
"He says the expedition was given extra impetus by the failure of previous attempts." 
"This book provides all the impetus you could need to get sowing and planting."
 "Bank policymakers have warned that an acceleration in pay demands could give extra impetus to inflation." 
"The insistent organizing of veterans also provided the impetus for systematic psychiatric research." 
"But you will sense the energy that gives impetus to its open-ended narrative." 
"Whatever discomforts complicated their freedom, however, such freedom did provide them with the impetus to follow unorthodox paths potentially leading to innovative results."
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