Where does “imitate” come from?

Imitate comes from Latin imitatus, the past participle of Latin imitor, which derives from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym-.

imitate (English): To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a...

Definitions

  1. To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a...

Ancestry of “imitate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimitatusrepresented
2LatinimitorI represent, express, portray; I imitate, act...
3Proto-Italicimācopy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “imitate”

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