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Where does “imperiōsus” come from?

imperiōsus (Latin) comes from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Ancestry of “imperiōsus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
2Latinimperāre—
3Latinparāre—
4Latinparō—
5Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
6Proto-Italicpektos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
8Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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