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Where does “mimulus” come from?

mimulus (Latin) comes from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

Ancestry of “mimulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmīmus—
2Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime
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