Where does “dissimulatress” come from?
dissimulatress (English) comes from English dissimulator, from Latin dissimulator, from Latin dissimulare, from Latin dissimulō, from Latin dissimilis, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dissimulatress (English): A female dissimulator; a woman who dissimulates,...
Definitions
- A female dissimulator; a woman who dissimulates,...
Ancestry of “dissimulatress”, step by step
dissimulatress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dissimulator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dissimulator | One who dissimulates |
| 2 | Latin | dissimulator | a dissembler, faker, concealer |
| 3 | Latin | dissimulare | present active infinitive of dissimulō;... |
| 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 |