Translation
empire
Word origin
From Latin imperium ('command, dominion'), the noun of imperare ('to give orders'), itself in- plus parare ('to prepare, to arrange'). An empire is named after the giving of orders rather than after any territory.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- imperium
- English cognates
- empire, imperial, imperative
Examples
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The ancient empire fell after a long war.
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The emperor ruled a great empire.
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Many languages were born in that empire.
is the realm; is the person who runs it, built with the -- suffix that also gives o and o. That pairing is worth noticing, because English hides it: emperor and empire look like one word split in two, while Esperanto shows you the root and the job title separately.
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