Where does “mimesis” come from?
Mimesis comes from Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις, derived from the verb μιμεῖσθαι, which comes from the noun μῖμος meaning mime or imitator.
mimesis (English): The representation of aspects of the real world,...
Definitions
- The representation of aspects of the real world,...
Ancestry of “mimesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μῑ́μησις | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μιμεῖσθαι | to imitate |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μῖμος | mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime |
Words derived from “mimesis”