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Where does “imperialistic” come from?

Imperialistic derives from English imperial plus the suffix -ista, ultimately from Latin imperare meaning to command, with roots in Latin in- and Proto-Indo-European -kos.

imperialistic (English): Of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists;...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists;...

Ancestry of “imperialistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimperialistOf, or relating to imperialism; An advocate of...
2EnglishimperialRelated to an empire, emperor, or empress;...
3Middle EnglishimperialImperial; related to or being of an empire or its...
4Old Frenchimperial—
5Latinimperiālis—
6LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
7Latinimperāre—
8Latinparāre—
9Latinparō—
10Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
11Proto-Italicpektos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
13Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “imperialistic”

  • imperialistically
  • nonimperialistic
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