Where does “mímico” come from?

mímico (Portuguese) comes from Latin mimicus, from Ancient Greek μιμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

mímico (Portuguese): mimic

Definitions

  1. mimic

Ancestry of “mímico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmimicusmimic; farcical
2Ancient Greekμιμικόςbelonging to mimes
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →