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Where does “mimo” come from?

mimo (Spanish) comes from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

mimo (Spanish): caress, cuddle; mime, mime artist

Definitions

  1. caress, cuddle; mime, mime artist

Ancestry of “mimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmīmus—
2Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime

Words derived from “mimo”

  • mimar
  • mimoso
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