Where does “マイム” come from?

マイム (Japanese) comes from English mime, from French mime, from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

マイム (Japanese): mime

Definitions

  1. mime

Ancestry of “マイム”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmimeA form of acting without words; pantomime; A...
2Frenchmimepantomime actor, mime; pantomime; first-person...
3Latinmīmusmime, farce
4Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime
Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμοςEvery word from Latin mīmusEvery word from French mime