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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

  1. The quality of being imperious

Ancestry of “imperiousness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimperiousDomineering, arrogant, or overbearing; Urgent;...
2Latinimperiōsus—
3LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
4Latinimperāre—
5Latinparāre—
6Latinparō—
7Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
8Proto-Italicpektos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
10Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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