Where does “ymage” come from?

ymage (Middle English) comes from Old French image, from Latin imāgō, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

ymage (Middle English): image, depiction; Likeness, closeness; the state...

Definitions

  1. image, depiction; Likeness, closeness; the state...

Ancestry of “ymage”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ymage”

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