English
imitative
Imitative comes from Latin imitō ‘to imitate, copy’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimitō‘to imitate, copy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimitātīvus
- Englishtodayimitative
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimitō‘to imitate, copy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimitātīvus
- Englishtodayimitative
Every English word from Latin imitō
Today it means
adj Imitating; copying; not original.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin imitō / imitative