Where does “imago” come from?
Imago comes from Latin imago, formed from the Latin prefix im- (from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Proto-Indo-European ne, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én).
imago (English): The final developmental stage of an insect after...
Definitions
- The final developmental stage of an insect after...
Ancestry of “imago”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | imāgō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | imā | copy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |
Words derived from “imago”