Where does “mime” come from?

mime (French) comes from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

mime (French): pantomime actor, mime; pantomime; first-person...

Definitions

  1. pantomime actor, mime; pantomime; first-person...

Ancestry of “mime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmīmusmime, farce
2Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime

Words derived from “mime

Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμοςEvery word from Latin mīmus