Where does “simmering” come from?
Simmering comes from English simmer, derived from Old French -er and Latin -are, ultimately from Latin -tio meaning a process or state.
simmering (English): present participle of simmer; The act of...
Definitions
- present participle of simmer; The act of...
Ancestry of “simmering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | simmer | To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the... |
| 2 | English | SIM | acronym of simulation; acronym of social... |
| 3 | English | simulation | Something that simulates a system or environment... |
| 4 | Middle English | symulacioun | dissembling, dishonesty, falsification |
| 5 | Middle French | simulation | — |
| 6 | Old French | simulation | — |
| 7 | Latin | simulatio | feigning, shamming, pretence, feint; insincerity,... |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |