Where does “imagism” come from?
imagism (English) comes from English image, from French image, from Portuguese imagem, from Spanish imagen, from Italian immagine, from Latin imāginem, from Latin im-, from Latin īn- — in.
imagism (English): A form of poetry utilising precise imagery and...
Definitions
- A form of poetry utilising precise imagery and...
Ancestry of “imagism”, step by step
imagism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English image
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | image | An optical or other representation of a real... |
| 2 | French | image | picture, image; frame; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Portuguese | imagem | image; picture; figure; image; image; face |
| 4 | Spanish | imagen | image |
| 5 | Italian | immagine | image; imago |
| 6 | Latin | imāginem | — |
| 7 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |