Where does “pantomimisch” come from?
pantomimisch (German) comes from German Pantomime, 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.
pantomimisch (German): pantomimic
Ancestry of “pantomimisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Pantomime | pantomime |
| 2 | Italian | pantomima | female equivalent of pantomimo |
| 3 | Latin | pantomīmus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παντόμιμος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μιμέομαι | I mimic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |