Where does “mimicus” come from?

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

mimicus (Latin): mimic; farcical

Definitions

  1. mimic; farcical

Ancestry of “mimicus”, step by step

mimicus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μιμικός

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

via Ancient Greek μῑμικός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῑμικόςof or pertaining to mimes or actors

Words derived from “mimicus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →