Latin

imperō

‘to command’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin imperō.

14 English words in this record descend from Latin imperō, most familiar first.

• empire ← imperium
• emperor ← emperour ← emperour ← imperātorem
• imperial ← imperiālis ← imperium
• empress ← emperice ← empereriz ← imperatrix
• imperium
• imperious ← imperiōsus ← imperium
• imperator
• empery ← emperie ← emperie ← imperium
• imperatrix
• imperate ← imperātus
• imperant ← imperans
• imperatores ← imperātor

More words from imperō

• imperatorial
• mpret

Etymograph / Latin imperō