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Where does “nonsimulation” come from?

nonsimulation (English) comes from English simulation, from Middle English symulacioun, from Middle French simulation, from Old French simulation, from Latin simulatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nonsimulation (English): That is not, or does not pertain to, a simulation

Definitions

  1. That is not, or does not pertain to, a simulation

Ancestry of “nonsimulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsimulationSomething that simulates a system or environment...
2Middle Englishsymulacioun—
3Middle Frenchsimulation—
4Old Frenchsimulation—
5Latinsimulatiofeigning, shamming, pretence, feint; insincerity,...
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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