Where does “imitación” come from?
imitación (Spanish) comes from Latin imitatio, from Latin imitor, from Proto-Italic imā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.
imitación (Spanish): imitation, mimicking, mimicry, emulation;...
Definitions
- imitation, mimicking, mimicry, emulation;...
Ancestry of “imitación”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | imitatio | imitation |
| 2 | Latin | imitor | I represent, express, portray; I imitate, act... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | imā | copy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |