noun · femininethird declension
assimulātiō
assimulātiō f (genitive assimulātiōnis)
Meaning
- assimilation
- similarity
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | assimulātiō | assimulātiōnēs assimilātiōnēs |
| genitive | assimulātiōnis assimilātiōnis | assimulātiōnum assimilātiōnum |
| dative | assimulātiōnī assimilātiōnī | assimulātiōnibus assimilātiōnibus |
| accusative | assimulātiōnem assimilātiōnem | assimulātiōnēs assimilātiōnēs |
| ablative | assimulātiōne assimilātiōne | assimulātiōnibus assimilātiōnibus |
| vocative | assimulātiō | assimulātiōnēs assimilātiōnēs |
assĭmŭlātĭo (better ads-, not assĭ-mĭlātĭo; v. assimulo
I. fin.), ōnis, f. id., an assimilating.
I. A being similar, similarity, likeness:
prodigiosa adsimulatio, Plin. 11, 49, 109, § 262.—II. In rhet., a feigned adoption of the opinion of one's hearers: est (adsimulatio) cum id, quod scimus facile omnes audituros, dicimus nos timere, quomodo accipiant; sed tamen veritate commoveri, ut nihilo setius dicamus, Auct. ad Her. 4, 37, 49.—
III. A comparison of one thing with others:
dolosa, Dig. 2, 18, 19, § 24; Cod. Th. 16, 2, § 18.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinassimulātiō
Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo- Proto-Italic *semalis Latin similis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin simulō Latin assimulō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin assimulātiō From assimulō + -tiō.
Descendants
- Russianассимиля́ция
In English words that came into English from assimulātiō
- assimilationassimilatio