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Where does “imaginative” come from?

Imaginative comes from Middle English ymagynatif, from Middle French imaginatif, from Medieval Latin imaginativus.

imaginative (English): Having a lively or creative imagination; Tending...

Definitions

  1. Having a lively or creative imagination; Tending...

Ancestry of “imaginative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishymagynatifUsing imagery of the mind; inquisitive,...
2Middle Frenchimaginatif—
3Medieval Latinimaginativusimaginative

Words derived from “imaginative”

  • imaginatively
  • unimaginative
  • imaginativeness
  • unimaginatively
  • unimaginativeness
  • overimaginative
  • nonimaginative
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