Prompt: Imagine/ lamella as a terrifying metaphorical mucous that threatens to envelop, that flies off when we are born as we enter language; related to the knowledge we will die, or the desire to die, or our organic matter’s insistence that we should die with its unavoidable, internal conflict between inertia and excitement, pink, –aspect 9:16

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imago
/ɪˈmeɪɡəʊ/
noun

1. the final and fully developed adult stage of an insect, typically winged.
2. an unconscious idealized mental image of someone, especially a parent, which influences a person’s behaviour.
   
   Word Origin
   late 18th century (in imago (sense 1)): modern Latin use of Latin imago ‘image’. imago (sense 2) dates from the early 20th century.

Scrabble Points: 8
I 1 M 3 A 1 G 2 O 1

etymology of imago – Yahoo Search Results (s.d.) At: https://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&type=E210GB105G91647&p=etymology+of+imago (Accessed 04/05/2023).

imago (n.)

“final or adult stage of an insect,” 1797, from Latin imago “an image, a likeness,” from stem of imitari “to copy, imitate” (from PIE root *aim- “to copy”). “The name is due to the fact that such an insect, having passed through its larval stages, and having, as it were, cast off its mask or disguise, has become a true representation or image of its species.” [Century Dictionary]

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*aim- 

Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to copy.” 

It forms all or part of: emulate; emulation; emulous;  image; imaginary; imagination; imaginative; imagine; imago; imitable; imitate; imitative; imitator; inimitable.

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Latin imago “image,” aemulus “emulous,” imitari “to copy, portray, imitate;” Hittite himma- “imitation, substitute.”

imago | Etymology, origin and meaning of imago by etymonline (s.d.) At: https://www.etymonline.com/word/imago (Accessed 04/05/2023).