Etymology of the English word imitate
the English word
imitatederived from the Latin word
imitatio (imitation, copy, mimicking)
derived from the Latin word
imitare (imitate, copy, mimic)
derived from the Latin word
imitari (imitate, copy, mimic)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*aim-Date
The earliest known usage of imitate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
imitated,
imitatingCognates
Dutch
imiteren, French
imiter, German
imitieren, Italian
imitare, Latin
imitari, Lithuanian
imituoti, Norwegian
imitere, Polish
imitować, Russian
имитиpoвать, Swedish
imiteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
