Etymology of the Latin word imperator
the Latin word
imperator (emperor; general; ruler)
derived from the Latin word
imperium (command; authority; rule)
derived from the Latin word
imperare (order, command, levy)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
parare (prepare; furnish, supply)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perə-Derivations in Latin
imperatrix,
imperatoriusDerivations in other languages
English
imperator, French
empereor, French
emperor, Italian
imperatore, Portuguese
imperador, Portuguese
imperator, Romanian
imperator, Romanian
împărat, Spanish
imperador, Spanish
emperador
