Where does “dissimulate” come from?
dissimulate (English) comes from French dissimuler, from Italian dissimulare, from Spanish disimular, from Latin dissimulō, from Latin dissimilis, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dissimulate (English): To practise deception by concealment or omission,...
Definitions
- To practise deception by concealment or omission,...
Ancestry of “dissimulate”, step by step
dissimulate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French dissimuler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dissimuler | to hide, to conceal; to hide |
| 2 | Italian | dissimulare | To hide or conceal; To alter or disguise the... |
| 3 | Spanish | disimular | to dissemble; to hide |
| 4 | Latin | dissimulō | to conceal, hide, or dissimulate a state of mind |
| 5 | Latin | dissimilis | unlike, dissimilar, different |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin dissimulatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dissimulatus | dissembled |