Where does “symulantka” come from?

symulantka (Polish) comes from Polish symulant, from German Simulant, from Latin simulans, from Latin simulo, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “symulantka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsymulantmalingerer, simulator
2GermanSimulantmalingerer
3Latinsimulansimitating, copying; feigning
4LatinsimuloI make like, simulate, imitate, copy, represent;...
5Latinsimilissimilar
6Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Italic semalis →Every word from Latin similis →