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Where does “mimico” come from?

mimico (Latin) comes from Latin mimicus, from Ancient Greek μιμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

mimico (Latin): dative masculine singular of mīmicus; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of mīmicus; dative...

Ancestry of “mimico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmimicusmimic; farcical
2Ancient Greekμιμικόςbelonging to mimes
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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