Where does “dissimulation” come from?
Dissimulation comes from Old French dissimulation, from Latin dissimulatio, derived from dissimilis meaning unlike, combining dis- and a root from Proto-Indo-European dwís and sem-.
dissimulation (English): The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or...
Definitions
- The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or...
Ancestry of “dissimulation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dissimulacioun | Dissimulation; deception or hypocrisy |
| 2 | Old French | dissimulation | — |
| 3 | Latin | dissimulatio | a dissembling, concealing, disguising,... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |