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Where does “simultaneum” come from?

simultaneum (English) comes from New Latin simultaneum, from Latin simul, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

simultaneum (English): A simultaneous occurrence of unrelated events;...

Definitions

  1. A simultaneous occurrence of unrelated events;...

Ancestry of “simultaneum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinsimultaneumsimultaneum; nominative neuter singular of...
2LatinsimulAt the same time; simultaneously; As soon as
3Latinsimilissimilar
4Proto-Italicsemalis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →