Where does “emperorlike” come from?
emperorlike (English) comes from English emperor, from Middle English emperour, from Old French empereor, from Latin imperātor, from Latin imperō, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
emperorlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of an emperor
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of an emperor
Ancestry of “emperorlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | emperor | The male monarch or ruler of an empire; Any... |
| 2 | Middle English | emperour | An emperor; a male ruler of an empire; Any... |
| 3 | Old French | empereor | emperor |
| 4 | Latin | imperātor | — |
| 5 | Latin | imperō | — |
| 6 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | în | — |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |