Where does “imitazione” come from?

imitazione (Italian) comes from Latin imitatio, from Latin imitor, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

imitazione (Italian): imitation, copy, fake

Definitions

  1. imitation, copy, fake

Ancestry of “imitazione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimitatioimitation
2LatinimitorI represent, express, portray; I imitate, act...
3Proto-Italicimācopy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic imā →Every word from Latin imitor →