Where does “imamic” come from?
imamic (English) comes from English imam, from Arabic إمام, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.
imamic (English): Relating to an imam
Ancestry of “imamic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | imam | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque; A... |
| 2 | Arabic | إمام | leader, example, exemplar, paragon; imam;... |
| 3 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |