Where does “imitate” come from?
imitate (Latin) comes from Latin imitatus, from Latin imitor, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.
imitate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of imitātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of imitātus
Ancestry of “imitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | imitatus | represented |
| 2 | Latin | imitor | I represent, express, portray; I imitate, act... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | imā | copy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |