Where does “imaginär” come from?

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

imaginär (German): imaginary

Definitions

imaginary

Ancestry of “imaginär”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	imaginaire	fanciful, imaginary
2	Latin	imāginārius	—
3	Latin	imāgō	—
4	Proto-Italic	imā	copy
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eym-	to copy, imitate

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