imperatum Latin · revision 9680

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Caesar|origins=la parō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ɪm.pɛˈraː.tũː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [im.peˈraː.tum]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''imperātum''' ''n'' (genitive imperātī); second declension^(Wiktionary)

+ Also spelled ''inperātum''.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the neuter of [[imperātus]], the perfect passive participle of [[imperō]] “to command”, used as a noun; ⟨imperō⟩ is from [[m|la|in-]] and [[m|la|parō|t=to prepare]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan traces ⟨parō⟩ to [[itc-pro|*parāje/o-]], usually explained as a denominal verb from ⟨*paro-⟩ “providing”.^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Its earliest source is Caesar, who has ''imperātum facere'' and ''imperāta facere'' “to carry out orders”.^(Köbler 2010)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Caesar c. 50 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant a command, instruction, usually in the plural, as in Caesar's ''imperāta facere''.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 50 BC – Caesar uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|command]], instruction, (plural) orders.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[imperō]]

+ * [[imperium]]

+ * [[parō]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}