Where does “mīmēsis” come from?

mīmēsis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις, from Ancient Greek μιμεῖσθαι, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

Ancestry of “mīmēsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῑ́μησιςsimulation
2Ancient Greekμιμεῖσθαιto imitate
3Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime

Words derived from “mīmēsis”

Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμος →Every word from Ancient Greek μιμεῖσθαι →Every word from Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις →