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...
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Ancestry of “imito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | imitar | to imitate, mimic |
| 2 | Latin | imitor | I represent, express, portray; I imitate, act... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | imā | copy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |