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Where does “imaginari” come from?

imaginari (Catalan) comes from Latin imāginārius, from Latin imāgō, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

imaginari (Catalan): imaginary

Definitions

  1. imaginary

Ancestry of “imaginari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimāginārius—
2Latinimāgō—
3Proto-Italicimācopy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “imaginari”

  • imaginàriament
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