Where does “SIM card” come from?
SIM card (English) comes from English SIM, from English simulation, from Middle English symulacioun, from Middle French simulation, from Old French simulation, from Latin simulatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
SIM card (English): A small, removable card smaller than a credit...
Definitions
- A small, removable card smaller than a credit...
Ancestry of “SIM card”, step by step
SIM card traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English SIM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | SIM | acronym of simulation; acronym of social... |
| 2 | English | simulation | Something that simulates a system or environment... |
| 3 | Middle English | symulacioun | dissembling, dishonesty, falsification |
| 4 | Middle French | simulation | — |
| 5 | Old French | simulation | — |
| 6 | Latin | simulatio | feigning, shamming, pretence, feint; insincerity,... |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English card
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | card | A playing card; Any game using playing cards; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | carde | playing card |
| 3 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 4 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 5 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 6 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 7 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 8 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |