Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂éymō

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Noun

*h₂éymō m

1. imitation

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
	singular
nominative	*h₂éymō
genitive	*h₂ym̥nés
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*h₂éymō	*h₂éymonh₁(e)	*h₂éymones
vocative	*h₂éymon	*h₂éymonh₁(e)	*h₂éymones
accusative	*h₂éymonm̥	*h₂éymonh₁(e)	*h₂éymonm̥s
genitive	*h₂ym̥nés	*?	*h₂ym̥nóHom
ablative	*h₂ym̥nés	*?	*h₂imn̥mós, *h₂imn̥bʰós
dative	*h₂ym̥néy	*?	*h₂imn̥mós, *h₂imn̥bʰós
locative	*h₂imén, *h₂iméni	*?	*h₂imn̥sú
instrumental	*h₂ym̥néh₁	*?	*h₂imn̥mís, *h₂imn̥bʰís

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eym-

• *h₂éym-o-s
  • Proto-Italic: *aimos (“imitation”)
    • ⇒ Proto-Italic: *aimelos
      • Latin: aemulus (“emulous, rival”)

• *h₂im-éh₂
  • Proto-Italic: *imā
    • ⇒ Latin: imāgō (“a picture, image”) (+ -āgō)
    • ⇒ Latin: imitō (+ -tō)
    • ⇒ Latin: imitor (“to copy, imitate”) (+ -tor)

• *h₂imn-ó-s
  • Proto-Anatolian: *Himnós
    • Hittite: 𒄭𒅎𒈠𒀸 (ḫi-im-ma-aš /⁠ḫimmas⁠/, “imitation, substitute”)