Where does “simulator” come from?
Simulator derives from Latin simulātor, agent noun from simulāre (to make like), from similis (like), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sem- (same).
simulator (English): One who simulates or feigns; A machine or system...
Definitions
- One who simulates or feigns; A machine or system...
Ancestry of “simulator”, step by step
simulator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ‐or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐or | Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English simulate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | simulate | To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior,... |
| 2 | Middle English | symulat | feigned, pretended |
| 3 | Latin | simulatus | imitated |
| 4 | Latin | simulo | I make like, simulate, imitate, copy, represent;... |
| 5 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | semalis | similiar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |