Etymology of the English word simulacre
the English word
simulacrederived from the Old French word
simulacrederived from the Latin word
simulacrum (likeness, image, statue)
derived from the Classical Latin word
simulare (imitate, copy; pretend)
derived from the Late Latin word
similis (like, similar, resembling)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sem-derived from the Latin word
simulderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sem-Usage
Word found in Modern English
