Where does “imaginaire” come from?

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

imaginaire (French): fanciful, imaginary

Definitions

  1. fanciful, imaginary

Ancestry of “imaginaire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “imaginaire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic imā →Every word from Latin imāgō →