Where does “scimmiottamento” come from?
scimmiottamento (Italian) comes from Italian scimmiottare, from Italian scimmiotto, from Italian scimmia, from Italian scimia, from Latin sīmia, from Latin sīmus, from Ancient Greek σιμός — snub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...
scimmiottamento (Italian): aping, mimicry
Definitions
- aping, mimicry
Ancestry of “scimmiottamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scimmiottare | to mock, make fun of; to mimic, ape |
| 2 | Italian | scimmiotto | small or young monkey; friend, pal; first-person... |
| 3 | Italian | scimmia | monkey, simian |
| 4 | Italian | scimia | Archaic form of scimmia |
| 5 | Latin | sīmia | an ape, monkey |
| 6 | Latin | sīmus | snub-nosed |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σιμός | snub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,... |