Where does “Mimosa” come from?

Mimosa (English) comes from New Latin mimosa, from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

Mimosa (English): The star Beta Crucis

Definitions

  1. The star Beta Crucis

Ancestry of “Mimosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinmimosa—
2Latinmīmusmime, farce
3Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime

Words derived from “Mimosa”

Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμος →Every word from Latin mīmus →Every word from New Latin mimosa →