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English word mimic comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) μῖμος, and later Latin mimicus (Mimic.)
μῖμος (Ancient Greek)
μιμικός (Ancient Greek)
mimicus (Latin)
Mimic.
mimic (English)
A person who practices mimicry, or mime.. An imitation. (biology) To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.. To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. (mineralogy) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.. Mock, pretended.. Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.