Where does “imitative” come from?
Imitative comes from Latin imitativus, formed from the verb imitor with the suffix -ivus, both tracing to Proto-Indo-European -wós.
imitative (English): Imitating; copying; not original; Modelled after...
Definitions
- Imitating; copying; not original; Modelled after...
Ancestry of “imitative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | imitativus | imitative |
| 2 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “imitative”