Translation
emperor
Word origin
Built inside Esperanto from imperio ('empire') plus the suffix -estro, which names the chief or head of something. Imperio itself comes from Latin imperium ('command, supreme authority'), the root behind English empire and imperial.
- Origin
- Esperanto compound, imperio from Latin
- Root
- imperium
- English cognates
- empire, imperial
Examples
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The emperor ruled a large country.
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In that time the emperor was the most powerful man in the country.
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The people feared their emperor.
is a textbook -estro word: the suffix names whoever is in charge, so o is a mayor, o a head teacher, and the person running an entire empire. A rules a kingdom; an outranks him.
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