English
imperium
Imperium comes from Latin imperium ‘power, command’, from parō ‘prepare, arrange’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- ‘to grant’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*perh₃-‘to grant’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥h₃-o-‘providing’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEparō‘prepare, arrange’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimperō‘command, order’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimperium‘power, command’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*perh₃-‘to grant’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥h₃-o-‘providing’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEparō‘prepare, arrange’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimperō‘command, order’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimperium‘power, command’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- ‘to grant’
part, expert, para, experiment, parental, parcel, parity, 45 more
through Latin parō ‘prepare, arrange’
several, separate, repair, preparation, separation, apparatus, apparel, parachute, preparatory, disparate, inseparable, severance, separator, pare, reparation, rampart, separable, 18 more
through Latin imperō ‘command, order’
through Latin imperium ‘power, command’
Today it means
noun Supreme power; dominion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- / imperium