Where does “mimoso” come from?

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

mimoso (Spanish): cuddly

Definitions

  1. cuddly

Ancestry of “mimoso”, step by step

mimoso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish mimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmimocaress, cuddle; mime, mime artist
2Latinmīmusmime, farce
3Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime

via Portuguese mimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemimoan affectionate action or gesture, such as a cuddle

Words derived from “mimoso”

Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμος →Every word from Latin mīmus →Every word from Spanish mimo →