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Where does “imaginaariyksikkö” come from?

imaginaariyksikkö (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.

imaginaariyksikkö (Finnish): imaginary unit

Definitions

  1. imaginary unit

Ancestry of “imaginaariyksikkö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishimaginäärinen—
2Frenchimaginairefanciful, imaginary
3Latinimāginārius—
4Latinimāgō—
5Proto-Italicimācopy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate
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