Where does “simulacrum” come from?
Simulacrum comes from Latin simulacrum, derived from Latin simulare meaning to imitate, from Latin similis meaning like or similar, from Proto-Italic semalis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sem-.
simulacrum (English): An image or representation; A faint trace or...
Definitions
- An image or representation; A faint trace or...
Ancestry of “simulacrum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | simulacrum | an image, likeness |
| 2 | Latin | simulo | I make like, simulate, imitate, copy, represent;... |
| 3 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | semalis | similiar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |