emperer
Old French
Etymology
From
Latin
imperāre
. Either inherited or borrowed with adaptation to
em-
.
Pronunciation
(
archaic
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/empəˈɾeːɾ/
(
classical
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ampəˈɾeːɾ/
Verb
emperer
to
govern
,
command
Derived terms
empereor
References
“
emperer
”, in
DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français
,
Heidelberg
:
Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften
,
1968-
.