Where does “mimeme” come from?

mimeme (English) comes from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

mimeme (English): A unit of mimetic information

Definitions

  1. A unit of mimetic information

Ancestry of “mimeme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime

Words derived from “mimeme

Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμος