Where does “imagistic” come from?
Imagistic derives from English imagist, from English image, from Latin imāgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to imitate" or "to copy."
imagistic (English): Of or pertaining to imagism
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to imagism
Ancestry of “imagistic”, step by step
imagistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imagist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imagist | A follower of any of the various artistic schools... |
| 2 | English | image | An optical or other representation of a real... |
| 3 | French | image | picture, image; frame; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Portuguese | imagem | image; picture; figure; image; image; face |
| 5 | Spanish | imagen | image |
| 6 | Italian | immagine | image; imago |
| 7 | Latin | imāginem | — |
| 8 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 9 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 10 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via French imagistique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | imagistique | — |