Etymograph

English

semisimulation

From semi- + simulation.

Formed from semi- + simulation

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘together, one’

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Latin simulātiōnem

Old French simulation

Middle French simulation

Middle English symulacioun ‘dissembling, dishonesty, falsification’

English simulation

Today it means

noun A partial simulation

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “semisimulation”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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