Where does “mimare” come from?

mimare (Romanian) comes from Romanian mima, from French mimer, from French mime, from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

mimare (Romanian): mimicry

Definitions

  1. mimicry

Ancestry of “mimare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmimato mimic
2Frenchmimerto mime; to mimic
3Frenchmimepantomime actor, mime; pantomime; first-person...
4Latinmīmusmime, farce
5Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime
Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμοςEvery word from Latin mīmusEvery word from French mime