Where does “imāgō” come from?

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

imāgō (Latin): image, imitation, likeness, statue, representation

Definitions

  1. image, imitation, likeness, statue, representation

Ancestry of “imāgō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “imāgō”

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