Etymology

simultaneous

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Medieval Latin simultaneus ← Latin simul
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  1. Latin · derived fromsimul“together, at the same time”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromsimultaneus
  3. English todaysimultaneous

From Medieval Latin simultaneus, from simultim (“at the same time, extended”), from Latin simul (“together, at the same time”); compare similar.

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