Where does “mimosa” come from?

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

mimosa (French): mimosa

Definitions

  1. mimosa

Ancestry of “mimosa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mimosa”

Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμος →Every word from Latin mīmus →