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Where does “mimo” come from?

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

mimo (Italian): mime; mockingbird; mime, mimic

Definitions

  1. mime; mockingbird; mime, mimic

Ancestry of “mimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmīmus—
2Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime
Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμος →