imperialismo

Italian

Etymology

From imperiale +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.pe.rjaˈliz.mo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: im‧pe‧ria‧lì‧smo

Noun

imperialismo m (plural imperialismi)

1. imperialism

Related terms

• imperiale
• imperialista
• imperialistico

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃o-

Proto-Italic *paro-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Proto-Italic *parāō

Latin parō

Latin imperōder.

Latin imperium

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin imperiālislbor.

Portuguese imperial

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der.

Latin -ismuslbor.

Portuguese -ismo

Portuguese imperialismo

From imperial + -ismo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pe.ɾi.aˈliz.mu/ [ĩ.pe.ɾɪ.aˈliz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.ɾjaˈliz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pe.ɾi.aˈliz.mu/ [ĩ.pe.ɾɪ.aˈliz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.ɾjaˈliz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pe.ɾi.aˈliʒ.mu/ [ĩ.pe.ɾɪ.aˈliʒ.mu], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.ɾjaˈliʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pe.ɾi.aˈliz.mo/ [ĩ.pe.ɾɪ.aˈliz.mo], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.ɾjaˈliz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pɨ.ɾjɐˈliʒ.mu/

Noun

imperialismo m (uncountable)

1. (politics) imperialism (the policy of extending power, by force)

Coordinate terms

• colonialismo

Related terms

• imperial
• imperialista
• império

Further reading

• “imperialismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish imperial

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der.

Latin -ismusbor.

Spanish -ismo

Spanish imperialismo

From imperial + -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impeɾjaˈlismo/ [ĩm.pe.ɾjaˈliz.mo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: im‧pe‧ria‧lis‧mo

Noun

imperialismo m (plural imperialismos)

1. imperialism

Derived terms

• antiimperialismo

Related terms

• imperialista

Further reading

• “imperialismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025