English
imitatrix
Imitatrix comes from Latin imitātrīx ‘imitator (female)’, from imitor ‘to represent’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- ‘to imitate’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eym-‘to imitate’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*imā‘copy’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimitor‘to represent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimitātrīx‘imitator (female)’
- Englishtodayimitatrix
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eym-‘to imitate’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*imā‘copy’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimitor‘to represent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimitātrīx‘imitator (female)’
- Englishtodayimitatrix
Equivalent to imitate + -trix
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- ‘to imitate’
Proto-Italic *imā ‘copy’
Latin imitor ‘to copy, portray, imitate’
Latin imitātus ‘having represented, expressed, portrayed’
English imitate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- ‘to imitate’
imagine, image, imagination, imaginary, emulate, emulation, imago, 8 more
Today it means
noun A female imitator.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- / imitatrix