Where does “singe” come from?
singe (Middle French) comes from Old French singe, from Latin simius, from Latin sīmia, from Latin sīmus, from Ancient Greek σιμός — snub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...
Ancestry of “singe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | singe | monkey |
| 2 | Latin | simius | ape, monkey |
| 3 | Latin | sīmia | — |
| 4 | Latin | sīmus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σιμός | snub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,... |