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Where does “μιμικός” come from?

μιμικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

μιμικός (Ancient Greek): belonging to mimes

Definitions

  1. belonging to mimes

Ancestry of “μιμικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
2Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “μιμικός”

  • mimic
  • mimicry
  • mimics
  • biomimicry
  • mimical
  • mimicker
  • mimically
  • automimicry
  • mimicable
  • amimic
  • glycomimicry
  • peptidomimicry
  • phosphomimic
  • automimic
  • mimicus
  • mimico
  • mimico
  • mimicamente
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