Where does “mima” come from?
mima (French) comes from French mimer, from French mime, from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.
mima (French): third-person singular past historic of mimer
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of mimer
Ancestry of “mima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mimer | to mime; to mimic |
| 2 | French | mime | pantomime actor, mime; pantomime; first-person... |
| 3 | Latin | mīmus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μῖμος | mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime |