Where does “imperate” come from?

imperate (English) comes from Latin imperātus, from Latin imperō, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

imperate (English): Done by express direction; not involuntary;...

Definitions

  1. Done by express direction; not involuntary;...

Ancestry of “imperate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimperātuscommanded
2Latinimperōto command, give orders to, impose, demand
3Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →