English

simworld

From sim + world.

A compound of sim + world

Middle English Sym

English sim

Proto-Germanic *weraldiz ‘lifetime’

Proto-West Germanic *weraldi

Old English weorold

Middle English world ‘the world’

English world

Today it means

noun A simulated world, as in virtual reality or cyberspace.

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Etymograph / simworld