Where does “simii” come from?

simii (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto simio, from Latin sīmia, from Latin sīmus, from Ancient Greek σιμός — snub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...

simii (Esperanto): to ape

Definitions

  1. to ape

Ancestry of “simii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosimiosimian, monkey
2Latinsīmiaan ape, monkey
3Latinsīmussnub-nosed
4Ancient Greekσιμόςsnub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...
Every word from Ancient Greek σιμόςEvery word from Latin sīmusEvery word from Latin sīmia