Where does “imago” come from?

imago (Indonesian) comes from Dutch imago, from Latin imāgō, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

imago (Indonesian): imago

Definitions

  1. imago

Ancestry of “imago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchimagoimage; imago: the full grown form of an insect
2Latinimāgōimage, imitation, likeness, statue, representation
3Proto-Italicimācopy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic imā →Every word from Latin imāgō →
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