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Where does “imāgō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “imāgō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicimācopy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate
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