adimpero

Latin

Etymology

From ad- +‎ imperō.

Attested in various early documents from the Occitan and Catalan zone.[1] Perhaps the earliest attestation, albeit indirectly via the derived noun adimperamentum, dates to 887 CE.[2] Appears to have left no descendants outside of the aforementioned region.

Verb

adimperō (present infinitive adimperāre, perfect active adimperāvī, supine adimperātum); first conjugation (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. to order

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Old Catalan: aemprar, emprar, amprar
    • Catalan: emprar, amprar
  • Old Occitan: ademprar, azemprar, aremprar, adzemprar
    • Occitan: asemprar

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*adimperare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 142
  2. ^ Balari y Jovany, Jose. [1899] 1964. Orígenes históricos de Cataluña. San Cugat del Vallés: Instituto internacional de cultura románica. Page 508.