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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

  1. imaginative

Ancestry of “imaginous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimagineTo form a mental image of something; to envision...
2Middle Englishymagynento imagine or depict; to formulate a mental...
3Middle Frenchimaginer—
4Latinimāginor—
5Latinimāginem—
6Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →