Where does “mime” come from?

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

mime (German): inflection of mimen: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of mimen: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “mime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmimento mime
2GermanMime
3Latinmīmusmime, farce
4Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime
Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμοςEvery word from Latin mīmusEvery word from German Mime