Where does “imitation” come from?
Imitation comes from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio, a noun formation using the Latin suffix -tio derived from Proto-Indo-European -ti-, itself from Proto-Indo-European -tis.
imitation (English): The act of imitating; A copy or simulation;...
Definitions
- The act of imitating; A copy or simulation;...
Ancestry of “imitation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | imitacioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | imitacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | imitatio | imitation |
| 4 | Latin | imitor | I represent, express, portray; I imitate, act... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | imā | copy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |
Words derived from “imitation”