Where does “sympathomimesis” come from?

sympathomimesis (English) comes from English mimesis, from Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις, from Ancient Greek μιμεῖσθαι, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

sympathomimesis (English): Sympathomimetic activity

Definitions

  1. Sympathomimetic activity

Ancestry of “sympathomimesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmimesisThe representation of aspects of the real world,...
2Ancient Greekμῑ́μησιςsimulation
3Ancient Greekμιμεῖσθαιto imitate
4Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime
Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μιμεῖσθαιEvery word from Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις