Imperative etymology

English

English word imperative comes from Latin paro (I prepare, arrange. I provide, furnish. I resolve, purpose.), Latin im-

Detailed word origin of imperative

Dictionary entry Language Definition
paro Latin (lat) I prepare, arrange. I provide, furnish. I resolve, purpose.
im- Latin (lat)
imperare Latin (lat)
imperativus Latin (lat) (grammar) imperative. Of or proceeding from a command, commanded.
imperative English (en) (computing theory) Having a semantics that incorporates mutable variables.. (grammar) Of, or relating to the imperative mood.. Essential; crucial; extremely important.. Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive. (countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.. (countable, grammar) A verb in imperative mood.. (uncountable, grammar) The grammatical [...]

Words with the same origin as imperative

Descendants of paro

compare emperor empire prepare scuba separate

Descendants of im-

impeccable impose