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Where does “imaginäärinen” come from?

imaginäärinen (Finnish) comes from French imaginaire, from Latin imāginārius, from Latin imāgō, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

Ancestry of “imaginäärinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchimaginairefanciful, imaginary
2Latinimāginārius—
3Latinimāgō—
4Proto-Italicimācopy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “imaginäärinen”

  • imaginääriosa
  • imaginääriluku
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