imper / emper
to command
Latin · imperare
Imper and emper words come from the Latin word for command. They describe rulers, orders and the habit of bossing others, from emperor to imperative.
Memory trick
An emperor sits on a throne and commands everyone; imper is the command.
Words from this root
- emperor (emper + or) — supreme ruler of an empireसम्राट
- imperator (imper + ator) — a Roman commander or rulerरोमन सेनापति या शासक
- imperial (imper + ial) — of an empire or emperorसाम्राज्य या सम्राट का
- imperially (imperial + ly) — in an imperial mannerसाम्राज्यवादी ढंग से
- imperialism (imperial + ism) — building an empire by forceसाम्राज्यवाद
- imperialist (imperial + ist) — a supporter of empireसाम्राज्यवाद का समर्थक
- imperative (imper + ative) — urgent, a mustअत्यावश्यक, ज़रूरी
- imperatively (imperative + ly) — in an urgent wayअत्यावश्यक रूप से
- imperious (imper + ious) — bossy and commandingरौबदार, हुक्म चलाने वाला
- imperiously (imperious + ly) — in a commanding wayरौब से, हुक्मी अंदाज़ में
- imperiousness (imperious + ness) — being overbearingदबंगई, रौब
- imperium (imper + ium) — supreme powerसर्वोच्च सत्ता