Where does “imitatio” come from?

imitatio (Latin) comes from Latin imitor, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

imitatio (Latin): imitation

Definitions

  1. imitation

Ancestry of “imitatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinimitorI represent, express, portray; I imitate, act...
2Proto-Italicimācopy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “imitatio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic imā →Every word from Latin imitor →
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