Where does “miimisesti” come from?

miimisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish miiminen, from Latin mimicus, from Ancient Greek μιμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

miimisesti (Finnish): mimetically

Definitions

  1. mimetically

Ancestry of “miimisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiiminenmimetic
2Latinmimicusmimic; farcical
3Ancient Greekμιμικόςbelonging to mimes
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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