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Where does “ìmpire” come from?

ìmpire (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish impere, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg- — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

ìmpire (Scottish Gaelic): emperor

Definitions

  1. emperor

Ancestry of “ìmpire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ìmpire”

  • ban-ìmpire
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