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Where does “h₂eym-” come from?

h₂eym- (Proto-Indo-European): to copy, imitate

Definitions

to copy, imitate

Words derived from “h₂eym-”

image
imagine
imagination
imaginary
imitation
imitate
emulate
emulation
unimaginable
imitative
imago
Yama
unimaginably
imagistic
emulous
reimagine
imagen
afterimage
emulative
imageless
imaginer
imitativeness
imagist
preimage

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