Where does “imaginous” come from?
imaginous (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.
imaginous (English): imaginative
Definitions
- imaginative
Ancestry of “imaginous”, step by step
imaginous 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 ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |