Where does “simulate” come from?
Simulate comes from Latin simulatus, past participle of simulo meaning to make like or imitate, from similis meaning like or similar, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning same.
simulate (English): To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior,...
Definitions
- To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior,...
Ancestry of “simulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | symulat | — |
| 2 | Latin | simulatus | imitated |
| 3 | Latin | simulo | I make like, simulate, imitate, copy, represent;... |
| 4 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | semalis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “simulate”