Where does “imitatrix” come from?

imitatrix (English) comes from Latin imitatrix, from Latin imitor, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

imitatrix (English): A female imitator

Definitions

  1. A female imitator

Ancestry of “imitatrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimitatriximitator
2LatinimitorI represent, express, portray; I imitate, act...
3Proto-Italicimācopy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic imā →Every word from Latin imitor →