Where does “imito” come from?

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

imito (Portuguese): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “imito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseimitarto imitate, mimic
2LatinimitorI represent, express, portray; I imitate, act...
3Proto-Italicimācopy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic imā →Every word from Latin imitor →