Where does “simultan” come from?

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

simultan (Indonesian): simultaneous (at the same time)

Definitions

  1. simultaneous (at the same time)

Ancestry of “simultan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsimultaansimultaneous
2Frenchsimultanésimultaneous
3Medieval Latinsimultaneusacting together; existing at the same time
4LatinsimulAt the same time; simultaneously; As soon as
5Latinsimilissimilar
6Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-