English
insimulate
Insimulate comes from Latin insimulatus ‘accused, blamed, having been charged’, from simulō ‘copy, represent’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-h₂-lo-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*semalis‘similiar’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsimilis‘similar to, like, resembling, of the same kind, the same as’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsimulō‘copy, represent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinsimulōas insimulare, past participle‘to accuse’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinsimulatus‘accused, blamed, having been charged’
- Englishearliest quotation 1620insimulate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-h₂-lo-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*semalis‘similiar’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsimilis‘similar to, like, resembling, of the same kind, the same as’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsimulō‘copy, represent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinsimulōas insimulare, past participle‘to accuse’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinsimulatus‘accused, blamed, having been charged’
- Englishearliest quotation 1620insimulate
Earliest quotation: 1620, Sermon XL. Preached at Lincoln’s Inn, upon Trinity Sunday, 1: “Bring a petition to any earthly prince, and say…”
Linked words
through Latin similis ‘similar to, like, resembling, of the same…’
similar, simile, simulacrum, 20 more
through Latin simulō ‘copy, represent’
Today it means
verb To accuse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo- / insimulate