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Where does “imperatus” come from?

imperatus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin imperātor, 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.

imperatus (Vulgar Latin): commanded

Definitions

  1. commanded

Ancestry of “imperatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimperātor—
2Latinimperō—
3Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “imperatus”

  • mpret
  • mbretëreshë
  • mbret
  • mbretëri
  • mrete
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →