Where does “simulacrum” come from?

simulacrum (Latin) comes from Latin simulo, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

simulacrum (Latin): an image, likeness

Definitions

  1. an image, likeness

Ancestry of “simulacrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsimuloI make like, simulate, imitate, copy, represent;...
2Latinsimilissimilar
3Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “simulacrum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Italic semalis →Every word from Latin similis →