Where does “reimaginable” come from?
reimaginable (English) comes from English reimagine, from English imagine, from Middle English ymagynen, from Middle French imaginer, from Latin imāginor, from Latin imāginem, from Latin im-, from Latin īn- — in.
reimaginable (English): Able to be reimagined
Definitions
- Able to be reimagined
Ancestry of “reimaginable”, step by step
reimaginable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reimagine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reimagine | To imagine or conceive something in a new way |
| 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 able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |