Where does “imitational” come from?

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

imitational (English): Pertaining to, or employed in, imitation

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, or employed in, imitation

Ancestry of “imitational”, step by step

imitational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English imitation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimitationThe act of imitating; A copy or simulation;...
2Middle Englishimitacioun—
3Old Frenchimitacion—
4Latinimitatioimitation
5LatinimitorI represent, express, portray; I imitate, act...
6Proto-Italicimācopy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “imitational”

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