Where does “imperiously” come from?
Imperiously derives from English imperious, from Latin imperiosus, formed from Latin imperare meaning "to command" with the suffix -osus meaning "full of."
imperiously (English): In an imperious manner; in the style of an...
Definitions
- In an imperious manner; in the style of an...
Ancestry of “imperiously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imperious | Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing; Urgent;... |
| 2 | Latin | imperiōsus | mighty, powerful, puissant, commanding |
| 3 | Latin | imperium | The empire, state, imperial government, realm,... |
| 4 | Latin | imperāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 7 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 10 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |