Etymograph

English

imitatorship

From imitator + -ship.

Formed from imitator + -ship

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- ‘to imitate’

Proto-Italic *imā ‘copy’

Latin imitor ‘to imitate, act like, copy after, seek to…’

Latin imitātor

French imitateur

English imitator

Today it means

noun The state or quality of an imitator.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / imitatorship