Where does “imaginariness” come from?
imaginariness (English) comes from English imaginary, from Middle French imaginaire, from Latin imaginarius, from Latin imago, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
imaginariness (English): the state of being imaginary
Definitions
- the state of being imaginary
Ancestry of “imaginariness”, step by step
imaginariness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imaginary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imaginary | Existing only in the imagination; Having no real... |
| 2 | Middle French | imaginaire | — |
| 3 | Latin | imaginarius | image; imaginary |
| 4 | Latin | imago | image, imitation, likeness, statue,... |
| 5 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |