Where does “simulie” come from?

simulie (French) comes from Translingual Simulium, from Latin simulo, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

simulie (French): Any blackfly of the genus Simulium

Definitions

  1. Any blackfly of the genus Simulium

Ancestry of “simulie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSimuliumgenus
2LatinsimuloI make like, simulate, imitate, copy, represent;...
3Latinsimilissimilar
4Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Italic semalis →Every word from Latin similis →