Where does “deimperialize” come from?
deimperialize (English) comes from English imperialize, from English imperial, from Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperiālis, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
deimperialize (English): To dismantle or formally end an empire
Definitions
- To dismantle or formally end an empire
Ancestry of “deimperialize”, step by step
deimperialize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imperialize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imperialize | To invest with imperial authority, character, or... |
| 2 | English | imperial | Related to an empire, emperor, or empress;... |
| 3 | Middle English | imperial | Imperial; related to or being of an empire or its... |
| 4 | Old French | imperial | — |
| 5 | Latin | imperiālis | of the empire or emperor, imperial |
| 6 | Latin | imperium | The empire, state, imperial government, realm,... |
| 7 | Latin | imperāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 9 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 10 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 13 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |