imperiosus Latin · revision 8212

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Ennius|origins=la imperium}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ɪm.pɛ.riˈoː.sʊs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [im.pe.riˈɔː.s̬us]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''imperiōsus''' (feminine imperiōsa, neuter imperiōsum, adverb imperiōsē); first/second-declension adjective^(Wiktionary)

+ It is also spelled ''inperiōsus''.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[imperium]] “command” with the suffix [[-ōsus]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Ennius, of commanding authority.^(OLD 2012) Köbler's first source is Cicero; he dates Ennius 204–169 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant exercising authority, commanding, as in Ennius, and in Plautus domineering, dictatorial.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant mighty, powerful, far-ruling, domineering.^(Stelten 1995) British Medieval Latin used it of men, women, gods and abstract things commanding obedience.^(DMLBS) It survives in Italian and Spanish ''imperioso'' and French ''impérieux'', and gave [[en|imperious]] in the 1540s.^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius uses it of authority.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of the domineering.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 1540s – English ''imperious'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Commanding, masterful.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Domineering, [[m|en|imperious]].^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[imperiōsē]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[imperābiliter]]

+ * [[imperātīvē]]

+ * [[imperātīvus]]

+ * [[imperātōr]]

+ * [[imperātōriē]]

+ * [[imperātōrius]]

+ * [[imperātrīx]]

+ * [[imperātum]]

+ * [[imperātus]]

+ * [[imperiābiliter]]

+ * [[imperium]]

+ * [[imperō]]

+ * [[en|imperious]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}