Where does “dual SIM” come from?
dual SIM (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.
dual SIM (English): holding two SIM cards
Definitions
- holding two SIM cards
Ancestry of “dual SIM”, step by step
dual SIM 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 |