Where does “imperial India pale ale” come from?

imperial India pale ale (English) comes from English imperial, from Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperiālis, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Ancestry of “imperial India pale ale”, step by step

imperial India pale ale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English imperial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimperialRelated to an empire, emperor, or empress;...
2Middle EnglishimperialImperial; related to or being of an empire or its...
3Old Frenchimperial
4Latinimperiālisof the empire or emperor, imperial
5LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
6Latinimperāre
7Latinparāre
8Latinparōto arrange, order, contrive, design
9Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
10Proto-Italicpektos
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
12Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

via English India pale ale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIndia pale aleA beer, with a high level of alcohol and hops, traditionally made for export from Britain to India
2EnglishIndiaA territory of the British Empire, chiefly comprising the modern day countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma
3Old EnglishIndeaIndia
4LatinIndia
5Ancient GreekἸνδία
6Ancient GreekἸνδόςan inhabitant of India or the Indian...
7Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
8Sanskritसिन्धुa river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
9Proto-Indo-Aryansíndʰuṣriver, ocean; flow
10Proto-Indo-Iraniansíndʰušriver, stream
11Sanskritसिन्धु॑
Every word from English polyethylene glycol