Etymology of the English word imagine
the English word
imaginederived from the Old French word
imaginerderived from the Latin word
imaginari (imagine, conceive, picture to oneself)
derived from the Latin word
imago (likeness, image, appearance)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*aim-Date
The earliest known usage of imagine in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
imagined,
imaginingCognates
French
imaginer, Italian
immaginare, Latin
imaginari, Provençal
imaginar, Spanish
imaginarUsage
Word found in Modern English
