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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Cato|origins=la parō}}
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''imperābiliter''' (not comparable)^(Wiktionary)
+ Also spelled ''inperābiliter''.^(OLD 2012)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is from [[imperō]] “to command” with the suffixes [[-bilis]] and [[-ter]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan traces ⟨parō⟩, the base of ⟨imperō⟩, to [[itc-pro|*parāje/o-]].^(de Vaan 2008)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ It is known only from Cato, quoted by the grammarian Charisius.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010) Köbler dates Cato 234–149 BC.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ It meant in an authoritative or imperious manner, authoritatively.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * 234–149 BC – Cato uses it.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Adverb===
+ # [[m|en|authoritatively|alt=Authoritatively]], imperiously.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[imperō]]
+ * [[imperium]]
+ * [[imperiōsē]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}