Where does “imitar” come from?

imitar (Portuguese) comes from Latin imitor, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

imitar (Portuguese): to imitate, mimic

Definitions

  1. to imitate, mimic

Ancestry of “imitar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “imitar”

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