Where does “imperious” come from?
Imperious comes from Latin imperiosus, formed from imperare meaning "to command" and the adjective suffix -osus, with imperare deriving from in- and a root related to Proto-Indo-European ne-.
imperious (English): Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing; Urgent;...
Definitions
- Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing; Urgent;...
Ancestry of “imperious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | imperiōsus | mighty, powerful, puissant, commanding |
| 2 | Latin | imperium | The empire, state, imperial government, realm,... |
| 3 | Latin | imperāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 6 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 9 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |