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Where does “imperatorial” come from?

imperatorial (English) comes from Latin imperatorius, from Latin imperātor, from Latin imperō, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

imperatorial (English): Commanding; authoritative; Relating to the title...

Definitions

  1. Commanding; authoritative; Relating to the title...

Ancestry of “imperatorial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimperatoriusgeneral; imperial
2Latinimperātor—
3Latinimperō—
4Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →