Etymology of the Latin word imperium
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
imperialis,
imperiosus,
imperatorDerivations in other languages
English
imperium, French
empire, French
emperie, French
imperium, Italian
imperio, Italian
impero, Romanian
imperiu, Spanish
imperioCognates
Dutch
imperium, English
empire, French
empire, German
Imperium, Italian
imperio, Italian
impero, Lithuanian
imperija, Norwegian
imperium, Russian
импepия, Spanish
imperio, Swedish
imperium
