Where does “simmie” come from?
simmie (English) comes from English simulationist, from English simulation, from Middle English symulacioun, from Middle French simulation, from Old French simulation, from Latin simulatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
simmie (English): A simulationist
Definitions
- A simulationist
Ancestry of “simmie”, step by step
simmie traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English simulationist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | simulationist | An artist involved in the simulationism art... |
| 2 | English | simulation | Something that simulates a system or environment... |
| 3 | Middle English | symulacioun | dissembling, dishonesty, falsification |
| 4 | Middle French | simulation | — |
| 5 | Old French | simulation | — |
| 6 | Latin | simulatio | feigning, shamming, pretence, feint; insincerity,... |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Simpson
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Simpson | A Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Sim, the short form of Simon |
| 2 | Middle English | Sympson | — |
| 3 | Middle English | -son | son |
| 4 | Middle English | -es | Alternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ie | Alternative form of i.e |