Where does “simulate” come from?

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

simulate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “simulate”, step by step

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