Where does “imaginárny” come from?
imaginárny (Slovak) comes from French imaginaire, from Latin imāginārius, from Latin imāgō, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.
imaginárny (Slovak): imaginary
Definitions
- imaginary
Ancestry of “imaginárny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | imaginaire | fanciful, imaginary |
| 2 | Latin | imāginārius | image |
| 3 | Latin | imāgō | image, imitation, likeness, statue, representation |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | imā | copy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |