impeto

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impeto m sing (pl.: impeti)

  1. potenza manifesta e/o esercitata in modo deciso
  2. (per estensione) forza che investe in modo violento e indiscriminato
  3. (per estensione) (senso figurato) l'avanzare senza controllocautela
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IPA: /ˈimpeto/

dal latino impĕtus che deriva da in- e da petĕre cioè "dirigersi, lanciarsi contro"