Where does “ìomhaigh” come from?

ìomhaigh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish ímáig, from Latin imāgō, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

ìomhaigh (Scottish Gaelic): image; statue, effigy; likeness, similitude

Definitions

  1. image; statue, effigy; likeness, similitude

Ancestry of “ìomhaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishímáig—
2Latinimāgōimage, imitation, likeness, statue, representation
3Proto-Italicimācopy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “ìomhaigh”

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