Where does “mimen” come from?

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

mimen (German): to mime

Definitions

  1. to mime

Ancestry of “mimen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMime—
2Latinmīmusmime, farce
3Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime

Words derived from “mimen”

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