imitor

imit-or uit.-lat.

Deponent frequentative verb derived from Proto-Italic *imā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- (“to imitate”); same source as Latin imāgō f (“a copy, image”), Latin aemulus (“envious, rivaling”, adjective) and Hittite 𒄭𒅎𒈠𒀸 c (ḫi-im-ma-aš /⁠ḫimmaš⁠/, “substitute, imitation”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi.mi.tor/, [ˈɪmɪt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.mi.tor/, [ˈiːmit̪or]

Verb

imitor (present infinitive imitārī or imitārier, perfect active imitātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to represent, express, portray
2. to imitate, act like, copy after, seek to resemble, counterfeit