Where does “sim” come from?
Simulation derives from Middle English simulacion, from French simulation, from Latin simulatio, formed from the root similis meaning "like" and the nominalizing suffix -tio, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sem-.
sim (English): A simulation or simulator
Definitions
- A simulation or simulator
Ancestry of “sim”, step by step
| 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 |