Simulant
/ˈsɪmjʊlənt/noun
Something or someone that imitates or resembles another thing, often deceptively.
Did you know?‘Simulant’ ultimately comes from Latin *simulāre*, meaning ‘to make like’ or ‘to counterfeit,’ a root that also fed words for imitation, appearance, and deception.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sem-
“one; together; alike”
Latin
Latin
similis
“like, resembling”
Latin
Latin
simulāre
“to make like; to pretend; to feign”
Late Latin
Latin
simulantem
“imitating; pretending”
16th Century
English
simulant
“imitating; resembling something else”
Modern English
English
simulant
“something or someone that imitates or resembles another thing, often deceptively”