Where does “imperatiivinen” come from?

imperatiivinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish imperatiivi, from Latin imperātīvus, from Latin imperō, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

imperatiivinen (Finnish): imperative of or relating to the imperative mood

Definitions

imperative of or relating to the imperative mood

Ancestry of “imperatiivinen”, step by step

imperatiivinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish imperatiivi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	imperatiivi	imperative
2	Latin	imperātīvus	Of or proceeding from a command, commanded
3	Latin	imperō	to command, give orders to, impose, demand
4	Latin	im-	Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
5	Latin	īn-	un-, non-, not
6	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
7	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8	Proto-Italic	en	in
9	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

via Finnish inen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	inen	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →