Where does “SIM卡” come from?
SIM卡 (Chinese) comes from English SIM card, from English SIM, from English simulation, from Middle English symulacioun, from Middle French simulation, from Old French simulation, from Latin simulatio, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
SIM卡 (Chinese): SIM card
Definitions
- SIM card
Ancestry of “SIM卡”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | SIM card | A small, removable card smaller than a credit... |
| 2 | English | SIM | acronym of simulation; acronym of social... |
| 3 | English | simulation | Something that simulates a system or environment... |
| 4 | Middle English | symulacioun | dissembling, dishonesty, falsification |
| 5 | Middle French | simulation | — |
| 6 | Old French | simulation | — |
| 7 | Latin | simulatio | feigning, shamming, pretence, feint; insincerity,... |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |