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Where does “pantomima” come from?

pantomima (Italian) comes 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.

pantomima (Italian): female equivalent of pantomimo

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of pantomimo

Ancestry of “pantomima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpantomīmus—
2Ancient Greekπαντόμιμος—
3Ancient GreekμιμέομαιI mimic
4Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “pantomima”

  • pantomime
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