mimic (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[mimic 词源字典]
1580s, "a mime," from Latin mimicus, from Greek mimikos "of or pertaining to mimes," from mimos "mime."[mimic etymology, mimic origin, 英语词源]
mimic (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1680s, from mimic (n.). Related: Mimicked; mimicking.
mimic (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1590s, from Latin mimicus, from Greek mimikos "of or pertaining to mimes," verbal adjective from mimeisthai "to mimic, imitate, portray by means of imitation" (see mimeograph).