Where does “imitatie” come from?

imitatie (Dutch) comes from French imitation, from Middle French imitation, from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio, from Latin imitor, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

imitatie (Dutch): imitation

Definitions

  1. imitation

Ancestry of “imitatie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchimitationimitation
2Middle Frenchimitation—
3Old Frenchimitacion—
4Latinimitatioimitation
5LatinimitorI represent, express, portray; I imitate, act...
6Proto-Italicimācopy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “imitatie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic imā →Every word from Latin imitor →