Where does “dissimuler” come from?
dissimuler (French) comes from Italian dissimulare, from Spanish disimular, from Latin dissimulō, from Latin dissimilis, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dissimuler (French): to hide, to conceal; to hide
Definitions
- to hide, to conceal; to hide
Ancestry of “dissimuler”, step by step
dissimuler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian dissimulare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | dissimulare | To hide or conceal; To alter or disguise the... |
| 2 | Spanish | disimular | to dissemble; to hide |
| 3 | Latin | dissimulō | to conceal, hide, or dissimulate a state of mind |
| 4 | Latin | dissimilis | unlike, dissimilar, different |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin dissimulare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dissimulare | present active infinitive of dissimulō;... |