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Where does “empery” come from?

empery (English) comes from Middle English emperie, from Old French emperie, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

empery (English): An empire; the status or dominion of an emperor;...

Definitions

  1. An empire; the status or dominion of an emperor;...

Ancestry of “empery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishemperieEmperorship; the office or title of emperor;...
2Old Frenchemperie—
3LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
4Latinimperāre—
5Latinparāre—
6Latinparō—
7Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
8Proto-Italicpektos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
10Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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