Where does “imaginest” come from?
imaginest (English) comes from English imagine, from Middle English ymagynen, from Middle French imaginer, from Latin imāginor, from Latin imāginem, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
imaginest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “imaginest”, step by step
imaginest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imagine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imagine | To form a mental image of something; to envision... |
| 2 | Middle English | ymagynen | to imagine or depict; to formulate a mental... |
| 3 | Middle French | imaginer | — |
| 4 | Latin | imāginor | to imagine, conceive |
| 5 | Latin | imāginem | — |
| 6 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |