Where does “imperatriz” come from?
imperatriz (Portuguese) comes from Latin imperātrīx, from Latin imperō, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
imperatriz (Portuguese): empress female monarch of an empire
Definitions
- empress female monarch of an empire
Ancestry of “imperatriz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | imperātrīx | A female ruler of an empire, empress |
| 2 | Latin | imperō | to command, give orders to, impose, demand |
| 3 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |