Etymology

simian

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to apes and monkeys. Full definition →

Latin sīmia ← Ancient Greek σιμός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσιμός“snub-nosed”
  2. Latin · derived fromsīmia“ape, monkey”
  3. English todaysimian

From Latin sīmia (“ape, monkey”), from Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”).

Words from the same roots

Latinsīmia all →

Ancient Greekσιμός all →

simasimous

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