Where does “imitacion” come from?

imitacion (Old French) comes from Latin imitatio, from Latin imitor, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

Ancestry of “imitacion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimitatioimitation
2LatinimitorI represent, express, portray; I imitate, act...
3Proto-Italicimācopy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “imitacion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic imā →Every word from Latin imitor →
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