Where does “образность” come from?

образность (Russian) comes from Russian о́бразный, from Russian -ный, from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

образность (Russian): imagery; graphic nature

Definitions

  1. imagery; graphic nature

Ancestry of “образность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо́бразныйgraphic, picturesque, vivid image-bearing
2Russian-ный-ish, -ic, -al, -ed
3Old Church Slavonic-ьнъish, -ic, -al, -ed
4Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →Every word from Russian -ный →Every word from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ →