image
/ˈɪmɪdʒ/
noun
Origin
Old French
image — likeness, representation
Overview
Meaning Now
- A visual representation or likeness of a person, object, or scene.
- A mental picture or impression formed in the mind.
- In computing, a file or copy that captures the contents of a disk, system, or container.
Literal older meaning
“likeness, representation”
Language path
Latin → Old French → English
Earliest form
image
Earliest period
Middle English, 13th century
Journey
Bu sözcük, Orta İngilizce döneminde Fransızca aracılığıyla İngilizceye giren çok yaygın bir Latince alıntıdır. Dinsel ve sanatsal kullanımda uzun süre 'tasvir' ve 'suret' anlamlarını taşıdı; daha sonra zihinsel temsil ve teknik kopya anlamları da kazandı.
Evolution
- Latin
imāgo
“likeness, portrait, image”
The inherited classical Latin noun denoted a likeness or portrait.
- Eski Fransızca
image
“likeness, representation; statue, figure”
The vowel and final consonants were adapted in French forms.
- Orta İngilizce
image
“likeness; mental picture; representation”
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman/Old French into English.
- Modern English
image
“visual representation; mental picture; digital copy”
Later technical and figurative senses developed in English.
Connections
Word parts
imag-
stem
likeness, image
-e
ending
nominal ending preserved from French spelling
Related across languages
Fransızca
görüntü, tasvir
İspanyolca
imagen
görüntü, suret
Portekizce
imagem
görüntü, suret
İtalyanca
immagine
görüntü, imge
Romence
imagine
görüntü, resim
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