Etymology of the French word imaginable
the French word
imaginablederived from the Vulgar Latin word
imaginabilisderived 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 imaginable in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
inimaginableCognates
Italian
immaginabile, Portuguese
imaginavel, Spanish
imaginable
