Where does “mimică” come from?

mimică (Romanian) comes from French mimique, from Ancient Greek μιμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

mimică (Romanian): pantomime

Definitions

  1. pantomime

Ancestry of “mimică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmimiquemimical
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 →