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Where does “simultané” come from?

simultané (French) comes from Medieval Latin simultaneus, from Latin simul, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

simultané (French): simultaneous

Definitions

  1. simultaneous

Ancestry of “simultané”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinsimultaneusacting together; existing at the same time
2LatinsimulAt the same time; simultaneously; As soon as
3Latinsimilissimilar
4Proto-Italicsemalis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “simultané”

  • simultaneity
  • simultanéité
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