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Where does “imperar” come from?

imperar (Spanish) comes 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.

imperar (Spanish): to reign, to rule; to prevail; to be in command,...

Definitions

  1. to reign, to rule; to prevail; to be in command,...

Ancestry of “imperar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimperō—
2Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →