Where does “imita” come from?

imita (Maltese) comes from Italian imitare, from Latin imitārī.

imita (Maltese): to imitate, to copy, to mimic

Definitions

  1. to imitate, to copy, to mimic

Ancestry of “imita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianimitareto imitate, copy, copycat, mimic, ape; to forge,...
2Latinimitārī—
Every word from Latin imitārī →Every word from Italian imitare →
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