Where does “pantomiimi” come from?
pantomiimi (Finnish) comes from Latin pantomīmus, from Ancient Greek παντόμιμος, from Ancient Greek μιμέομαι, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
pantomiimi (Finnish): mime; charades
Ancestry of “pantomiimi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pantomīmus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παντόμιμος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μιμέομαι | I mimic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
Words derived from “pantomiimi”