Where does “imaginääriluku” come from?

imaginääriluku (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.

imaginääriluku (Finnish): imaginary number

Definitions

  1. imaginary number

Ancestry of “imaginääriluku”, step by step

imaginääriluku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish imaginäärinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishimaginäärinenimaginary
2Frenchimaginairefanciful, imaginary
3Latinimāgināriusimage
4Latinimāgōimage, imitation, likeness, statue, representation
5Proto-Italicimācopy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

via Finnish luku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukunumber, count, quantity; chapter; reading
2Proto-Finniclukunumber, quantity
3Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
4Proto-Uralicluke-to count
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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