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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imperator (later Emperor)

Umm, just fyi... Imperator is Latin (you know, the language the Romans spoke) for emperor... And emperor is English for imperator...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I think the intent of the comment was to note how the word changed over time, not that Romans went from calling them Imperators to Emperors.