Where does “imperium” come from?
Imperium comes from Latin imperium, derived from Latin imperare meaning "to command," from Latin in- and Latin parare meaning "to prepare," ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ne-.
imperium (English): Supreme power; dominion; The right to command the...
Definitions
- Supreme power; dominion; The right to command the...
Ancestry of “imperium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | imperium | The empire, state, imperial government, realm,... |
| 2 | Latin | imperāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 5 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 8 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |