Where does “mimulus” come from?
mimulus (English) comes from Translingual Mimulus, from Latin mimulus, from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.
mimulus (English): Any of the genus "Mimulus" of flowering plants
Definitions
- Any of the genus "Mimulus" of flowering plants
Ancestry of “mimulus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Mimulus | — |
| 2 | Latin | mimulus | — |
| 3 | Latin | mīmus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μῖμος | mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime |