Etymology of the English word simulate
the English word
simulatederived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of simulate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
simulated,
simulatingCognates
Dutch
simuleren, French
simuler, German
simulieren, Italian
simulare, Norwegian
simulere, Spanish
simular, Swedish
simuleraUsage
Word found in Modern English
