epigone

Meaning

Noun

• A follower or disciple.
• An undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.

Origin

• From French épigones, from Latin epigonī, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγονοι, plural form of ἐπίγονος, from ἐπιγίγνομαι, from ἐπί, from γίγνομαι.