Where does “Empress” come from?
Empress (English) comes from Middle English emperice, from Old French empereriz, from Latin imperātrīx, from Latin imperō, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
Empress (English): The title of an empress
Definitions
- The title of an empress
Ancestry of “Empress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | emperice | An empress; a female ruler of an empire; The wife... |
| 2 | Old French | empereriz | empress |
| 3 | Latin | imperātrīx | A female ruler of an empire, empress |
| 4 | Latin | imperō | to command, give orders to, impose, demand |
| 5 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |