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Where does “imperiality” come from?

imperiality (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...

imperiality (English): Imperial power; Imperial rights or privileges

Definitions

  1. Imperial power; Imperial rights or privileges

Ancestry of “imperiality”, step by step

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