Where does “imperiousness” come from?
imperiousness (English) comes from English imperious, from Latin imperiōsus, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
imperiousness (English): The quality of being imperious
Definitions
- The quality of being imperious
Ancestry of “imperiousness”, 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... |