Where does “triple SIM” come from?
triple SIM (English) comes from English SIM, from English simulation, from Middle English symulacioun, from Middle French simulation, from Old French simulation, from Latin simulatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
triple SIM (English): holding three SIM cards
Definitions
- holding three SIM cards
Ancestry of “triple SIM”, step by step
triple SIM traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English SIM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | SIM | acronym of simulation; acronym of social... |
| 2 | English | simulation | Something that simulates a system or environment... |
| 3 | Middle English | symulacioun | dissembling, dishonesty, falsification |
| 4 | Middle French | simulation | — |
| 5 | Old French | simulation | — |
| 6 | Latin | simulatio | feigning, shamming, pretence, feint; insincerity,... |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |