Where does “scimmiottare” come from?

scimmiottare (Italian) comes 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,...

scimmiottare (Italian): to mock, make fun of; to mimic, ape

Definitions

  1. to mock, make fun of; to mimic, ape

Ancestry of “scimmiottare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscimmiottosmall or young monkey; friend, pal; first-person...
2Italianscimmiamonkey, simian
3ItalianscimiaArchaic form of scimmia
4Latinsīmiaan ape, monkey
5Latinsīmussnub-nosed
6Ancient Greekσιμόςsnub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...

Words derived from “scimmiottare”

Every word from Ancient Greek σιμός →Every word from Latin sīmus →Every word from Latin sīmia →