Where does “simultaneous” come from?
Simultaneous comes from Medieval Latin simultaneus, derived from Latin simultim and simul, both related to Latin similis, tracing back through Proto-Italic semalis to Proto-Indo-European sem-.
simultaneous (English): Happening at the same moment; To be solved for...
Definitions
- Happening at the same moment; To be solved for...
Ancestry of “simultaneous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | simultaneus | acting together; existing at the same time |
| 2 | Latin | simul | At the same time; simultaneously; As soon as |
| 3 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | semalis | similiar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |