English
imaginism
Imaginism comes from Latin imāgō ‘image, representation’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- ‘to imitate’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eym-‘to imitate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimāgō‘image, representation’
- Russianmodernимажини́змimažinízm
- Englishtodayimaginism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eym-‘to imitate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimāgō‘image, representation’
- Russianmodernимажини́змimažinízm
- Englishtodayimaginism
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- ‘to imitate’
emulate, imitation, imitate, emulation, imitator, 8 more
through Latin imāgō ‘image, representation’
Today it means
noun A Russian avant-garde poetic movement, founded in 1918, whose members created poetry based on sequences of arresting and uncommon images.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- / imaginism