Mimicry
/ˈmɪmɪkri/noun
The action or art of imitating someone or something.
Did you know?Mimicry once held a more sinister connotation, linked to ancient practices of imitation in sorcery and the belief in spirits taking forms.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mei-
“to change, to imitate.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
μίμησις (mīmēsis)
“imitation, representation, or mimicry in art and literature.”
Late Latin
Latin
mimicus
“pertaining to imitation, imitative.”
17th Century
English
mimicry
“the action of imitating or copying another's speech, mannerisms, or actions.”