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Where does “μιμέομαι” come from?

μιμέομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

μιμέομαι (Ancient Greek): I mimic

Definitions

  1. I mimic

Ancestry of “μιμέομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
2Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
3Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “μιμέομαι”

  • pantomime
  • pantomimic
  • pantomimist
  • pantomimical
  • pantomimically
  • pantomimer
  • pantomime
  • pantomimus
  • παντόμιμος
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