Where does “imatge” come from?

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

imatge (Occitan): image

Definitions

  1. image

Ancestry of “imatge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimāgōimage, imitation, likeness, statue, representation
2Proto-Italicimācopy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic imā →Every word from Latin imāgō →
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