Where does “preimperial” come from?

preimperial (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...

preimperial (English): Prior to the period of an empire

Definitions

  1. Prior to the period of an empire

Ancestry of “preimperial”, step by step

preimperial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English imperial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimperialRelated to an empire, emperor, or empress;...
2Middle EnglishimperialImperial; related to or being of an empire or its...
3Old Frenchimperial
4Latinimperiālisof the empire or emperor, imperial
5LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
6Latinimperāre
7Latinparāre
8Latinparōto arrange, order, contrive, design
9Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
10Proto-Italicpektos
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
12Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos