Where does “ban-ìmpire” come from?
ban-ìmpire (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ìmpire, from Old Irish impere, 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...
ban-ìmpire (Scottish Gaelic): empress
Definitions
- empress
Ancestry of “ban-ìmpire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | ìmpire | emperor |
| 2 | Old Irish | impere | — |
| 3 | Latin | imperium | The empire, state, imperial government, realm,... |
| 4 | Latin | imperāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 7 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 10 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |