Where does “Pantomime” come from?
Pantomime (German) comes from Italian pantomima, 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.
Pantomime (German): pantomime (type of entertainment where players act out ideas without use of their voice)
Definitions
- pantomime (type of entertainment where players act out ideas without use of their voice)
Ancestry of “Pantomime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pantomima | female equivalent of pantomimo |
| 2 | Latin | pantomīmus | pantomime performer (male) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παντόμιμος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μιμέομαι | I mimic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |