Where does “image” come from?

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

image (Old French): sight; image; statue

Definitions

  1. sight; image; statue

Ancestry of “image”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimāgōimage, imitation, likeness, statue, representation
2Proto-Italicimācopy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “image”

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