"characterized by pretense or simulation," late 15c., from Latin simulat-, stem of simulare "imitate" (see simulate) + -ive.
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simulate v.
1620s, "feign, pretend, assume falsely the appearance of" (implied in simulated), a back-formation from simulation or else from Latin simulatus, past participle of simulare "to make like, imitate, copy, represent," from the stem of similis "like, resembling, of the same kind" (see similar). The meaning "use a model to imitate certain conditions for purposes of study or training" is from 1947. Related: Simulating.
-ive
word-forming element making adjectives from verbs, meaning "pertaining to, tending to; doing, serving to do," in some cases from Old French -if, but usually directly from Latin adjectival suffix -ivus (source also of Italian and Spanish -ivo). In some words borrowed from French at an early date it has been reduced to -y (as in hasty, tardy).