Where does “íomhá” come from?

íomhá (Irish) comes from Old Irish ímáig, from Latin imāgō, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

íomhá (Irish): image, statue; likeness, representation,...

Definitions

  1. image, statue; likeness, representation,...

Ancestry of “íomhá”, step by step

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

Words derived from “íomhá”

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