simular (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[simular 词源字典]
1520s, "one who simulates," irregularly formed (perhaps on the model of similar) from Latin simulare "to make like, imitate, copy, represent," from stem of similis "like" (see similar). As an adjective, "simulated," from 1610s.[simular etymology, simular origin, 英语词源]