derived from the Vulgar Latin word
assimulare (make like; compare; counterfeit)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
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-