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Where does “imaginari” come from?

imaginari (Latin) comes from Latin imāginem, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

imaginari (Latin): present active infinitive of imāginor

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of imāginor

Ancestry of “imaginari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimāginem—
2Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “imaginari”

  • imaginant
  • imaginans
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →