Etymology

sim

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Today it means: A Simeonite (follower of Charles Simeon). Full definition →

Middle English Sym
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Sim · proper noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromSym
  2. English todaySim

From Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.

Sim · proper noun2

Borrowed from Hokkien 沈 (Sím) or Teochew 沈 (sim2).

Sim · proper noun3

  1. Korean · borrowed from^심(沈)
  2. Korean · borrowed from^심(沈)
  3. English todaySim

Borrowed from Korean 심(沈) (Sim).

Sim · noun4

From the title of The Sims, which most likely came from a clipping of simulation, as The Sims, SimCity, and related franchises are simulation games; compare sim (“simulator, simulation”).

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