Where does “postimperial” come from?
postimperial (English) comes from English imperial, from Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperiālis, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
postimperial (English): After the period of an empire
Definitions
- After the period of an empire
Ancestry of “postimperial”, step by step
postimperial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imperial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imperial | Related to an empire, emperor, or empress;... |
| 2 | Middle English | imperial | Imperial; related to or being of an empire or its... |
| 3 | Old French | imperial | — |
| 4 | Latin | imperiālis | of the empire or emperor, imperial |
| 5 | Latin | imperium | The empire, state, imperial government, realm,... |
| 6 | Latin | imperāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 9 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 12 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |