Where does “eimaige” come from?
eimaige (Mirandese) comes from Latin imāgō, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.
eimaige (Mirandese): image
Ancestry of “eimaige”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | imāgō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | imā | copy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |