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imperiose

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Pronunciation

  • IPA (Classical): [ɪm.pɛ.riˈoː.seː][1]
  • IPA (Ecclesiastical): [im.pe.riˈɔː.s̬e][1]

Forms

imperiōsē (not comparable)[1] Also spelled inperiōsē.[2]

Etymology

It is from Latin imperiōsus (“imperious”) + -ē, an adverb; ⟨imperiōsus⟩ is from imperium (“command, power”), from imperō (“to command”).[2][1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Its earliest source is Varro, quoted by Nonius, in the comparative imperiōsius.[3][4] Köbler dates Varro 116–27 BC.[3]

Semantic evolution

It meant in an authoritarian manner, imperiously, as in Varro and Gellius.[2][4]

British Medieval Latin used it for by the exercise of authority.[5]

Timeline

  • 116–27 BC – Varro uses imperiōsius.[4][3]
  • c. 165 AD – Gellius uses it.[4][3]

Meanings

Adverb

  1. In an authoritarian manner, imperiously.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c d Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
  4. ^ a b c d e Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
  5. ^ Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press