English → Latin
“mimic” in Latin
mīmicusmimic; farcicalmīmusmime, farce; mime actor (male); a farcerīdiculuslaughable, funny, amusing, humorous; laughable, silly, absurd, ridiculoussīmiaan ape, monkey; monkey; an imitator
The English word mimic itself goes back to Latin mīmicus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mimic adj.
mimicus. A mimic dancer, mimus (Cic.); saltationis artifex (Suet., Tit., 7).
mimic s.
artis mimicae peritus (general term); imitator ineptus, ridiculus; simia (Hor., one who practises mimicry).
mimic v.
perverse aliquid imitari (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mimic?
- The usual Latin words for “mimic” are mīmicus, mīmus, rīdiculus; also sīmia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.