Where does “imitate” come from?

imitate (Italian) comes from Italian imitato, from Italian imitare, from Latin imitārī.

imitate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present indicative of...

Ancestry of “imitate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianimitatopast participle of imitare
2Italianimitareto imitate, copy, copycat, mimic, ape; to forge,...
3Latinimitārī—
Every word from Latin imitārī →Every word from Italian imitare →Every word from Italian imitato →