Where does “imaginääriosa” come from?
imaginääriosa (Finnish) comes from Finnish imaginäärinen, from French imaginaire, from Latin imāginārius, from Latin imāgō, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.
imaginääriosa (Finnish): Alternative form of imaginaariosa
Definitions
- Alternative form of imaginaariosa
Ancestry of “imaginääriosa”, step by step
imaginääriosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish imaginäärinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | imaginäärinen | imaginary |
| 2 | French | imaginaire | fanciful, imaginary |
| 3 | Latin | imāginārius | image |
| 4 | Latin | imāgō | image, imitation, likeness, statue, representation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | imā | copy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |