early 15c., from Latin impaenitentem, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + paenitens (see penitence). As a noun, "hardened sinner," from 1530s.
impeller
impend
impendent
impenetrable
impenitence
impenitent
imperative
imperator
imperceptibility
imperceptible
imperception