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Where does “imperio” come from?

imperio (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese império, from Old Portuguese emperio, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

imperio (Papiamentu): empire

Definitions

  1. empire

Ancestry of “imperio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseimpérioempire
2Old Portugueseemperio—
3LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
4Latinimperāre—
5Latinparāre—
6Latinparō—
7Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
8Proto-Italicpektos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
10Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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