Where does “presimulation” come from?
presimulation (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.
presimulation (English): simulation prior to some other process
Definitions
- simulation prior to some other process
Ancestry of “presimulation”, step by step
presimulation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English simulation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | simulation | Something that simulates a system or environment... |
| 2 | Middle English | symulacioun | dissembling, dishonesty, falsification |
| 3 | Middle French | simulation | — |
| 4 | Old French | simulation | — |
| 5 | Latin | simulatio | feigning, shamming, pretence, feint; insincerity,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |