Where does “emperor” come from?
Emperor derives from Middle English emperour, from Old French empereor, from Latin imperator, ultimately from Latin in- meaning "in" or "into."
emperor (English): The male monarch or ruler of an empire; Any...
Definitions
- The male monarch or ruler of an empire; Any...
Ancestry of “emperor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | emperour | An emperor; a male ruler of an empire; Any... |
| 2 | Old French | empereor | emperor |
| 3 | Latin | imperātor | commander, general, chief, master, person in charge |
| 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 |