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
- image; statue, effigy; likeness, similitude
Ancestry of “ìomhaigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | ímáig | — |
| 2 | Latin | imāgō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | imā | copy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |
Words derived from “ìomhaigh”