Mimic
late 16th century (as noun and adjective): via Latin from Greek mimikos, from mimos ‘mime’.
wiktionary
From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός(mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος(mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime.
etymonline
mimic (n.)
"one who or that which imitates, a mime," 1580s, from Latin mimicus, from Greek mimikos "of or pertaining to mimes," from mimos "mime" (see mime (n.)).
mimic (v.)
"act in imitation of, imitate or copy in speech or action," 1680s, from mimic (n.). Related: Mimicked; mimicking.
mimic (adj.)
"acting as a mime, practicing imitation, consisting of or resulting from mimicry," 1590s, from Latin mimicus, from Greek mimikos "of or pertaining to mimes," verbal adjective from mimeisthai "to mimic, represent, imitate, portray," in art, "to express by means of imitation," from mimos "mime" (see mime (n.)).
