Where does “proto-imperialism” come from?

proto-imperialism (English) comes from English imperialism, from English imperial, from Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperiālis, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

proto-imperialism (English): and exploitative practices that anticipated capitalist imperialism

Definitions

  1. and exploitative practices that anticipated capitalist imperialism

Ancestry of “proto-imperialism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimperialismThe policy of forcefully extending a nation's...
2EnglishimperialRelated to an empire, emperor, or empress;...
3Middle EnglishimperialImperial; related to or being of an empire or its...
4Old Frenchimperial
5Latinimperiālisof the empire or emperor, imperial
6LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
7Latinimperāre
8Latinparāre
9Latinparōto arrange, order, contrive, design
10Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
11Proto-Italicpektos
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
13Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos