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Where does “simmereth” come from?

simmereth (English) comes from English simmer, from English SIM, from English simulation, from Middle English symulacioun, from Middle French simulation, from Old French simulation, from Latin simulatio, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

simmereth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “simmereth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsimmerTo cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the...
2EnglishSIMacronym of simulation; acronym of social...
3EnglishsimulationSomething that simulates a system or environment...
4Middle Englishsymulacioun—
5Middle Frenchsimulation—
6Old Frenchsimulation—
7Latinsimulatiofeigning, shamming, pretence, feint; insincerity,...
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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