Where does “dissembling” come from?
Dissembling comes from Latin dissimulāre, meaning to disguise or conceal, from dissimilis meaning unlike, composed of the prefix dis- and a root related to Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning one or same.
dissembling (English): The action of the verb dissemble; present...
Definitions
- The action of the verb dissemble; present...
Ancestry of “dissembling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dissemble | To disguise or conceal something; To feign; To... |
| 2 | Latin | dissimulare | present active infinitive of dissimulō;... |
| 3 | Latin | dissimulō | to conceal, hide, or dissimulate a state of mind |
| 4 | Latin | dissimilis | unlike, dissimilar, different |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |