Etymograph

English

Imperatrix

Imperatrix comes from Latin imperatrix ‘empress’, from imperō ‘to command, order’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃o-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥h₃o-reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*paro-reconstructed
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEparō‘to arrange, order, contrive, design’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimperō‘to command, order’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimperatrix‘empress’
  6. EnglishtodayImperatrix

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥h₃o-reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*paro-reconstructed
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEparō‘to arrange, order, contrive, design’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimperō‘to command, order’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimperatrix‘empress’
  6. EnglishtodayImperatrix

Linked words

through Latin parō ‘to arrange, order, contrive, design’

several, separate, repair, preparation, separation, apparel, apparatus, parachute, preparatory, inseparable, disparate, severance, pare, separator, rampart, reparation, separable, 18 more

through Latin imperō ‘to command, order’

empire, emperor, imperious, 10 more

through Latin imperatrix ‘empress’

empress, 1 more

Today it means

name The reigning empress; Female equivalent of Imperator.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃o- / Imperatrix

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