Where does “мимоза” come from?

мимоза (Kazakh) comes from Russian мимоза, from French mimosa, from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

мимоза (Kazakh): mimosa, Mimosa

Definitions

  1. mimosa, Mimosa

Ancestry of “мимоза”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмимозаmimosa; coddled or touchy person
2Frenchmimosamimosa
3Latinmīmusmime, farce
4Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime
Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμος →Every word from Latin mīmus →Every word from French mimosa →