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
- image, statue; likeness, representation,...
Ancestry of “íomhá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | ímáig | — |
| 2 | Latin | imāgō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | imā | copy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |
Words derived from “íomhá”