Where does “empress” come from?
Empress comes from Middle English emperice, from Old French empereriz, from Latin imperatrix, the feminine form of imperator meaning "commander" or "ruler."
empress (English): The female monarch of an empire; The wife or...
Definitions
- The female monarch of an empire; The wife or...
Ancestry of “empress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | emperice | An empress; a female ruler of an empire; The wife... |
| 2 | Old French | empereriz | empress |
| 3 | Latin | imperātrīx | — |
| 4 | Latin | imperō | — |
| 5 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 7 | Latin | în | — |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “empress”