Where does “preimaginal” come from?
preimaginal (English) comes from English imaginal, from English imagine, from Middle English ymagynen, from Middle French imaginer, from Latin imāginor, from Latin imāginem, from Latin im-, from Latin īn- — in.
preimaginal (English): Prior to the insect imago stage
Definitions
- Prior to the insect imago stage
Ancestry of “preimaginal”, step by step
preimaginal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imaginal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imaginal | Of or relating to the imagination, or to a mental... |
| 2 | English | imagine | To form a mental image of something; to envision... |
| 3 | Middle English | ymagynen | to imagine or depict; to formulate a mental... |
| 4 | Middle French | imaginer | — |
| 5 | Latin | imāginor | to imagine, conceive |
| 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 pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |