Where does “mimare” come from?

mimare (Italian) comes from French mimer, from French mime, from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

mimare (Italian): to mime, mimic

Definitions

  1. to mime, mimic

Ancestry of “mimare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmimerto mime; to mimic
2Frenchmimepantomime actor, mime; pantomime; first-person...
3Latinmīmusmime, farce
4Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime

Words derived from “mimare”

Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμος →Every word from Latin mīmus →Every word from French mime →