Simian
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early 17th century: from Latin simia ‘ape’, perhaps via Latin from Greek simos ‘flat-nosed’.
wiktionary
From Latin sīmia(“ape, monkey”), from Ancient Greek σιμός(simós, “snub-nosed”).
etymonline
simian (adj.)
"characteristic of monkeys or apes," c. 1600, from Latin simia "ape," from simus "snub-nosed," from Greek simos "snub-nosed" (like the Scythians), also a masculine proper name, of unknown origin. Biological meaning "pertaining to monkeys" is from 1863. The noun meaning "an ape or monkey" first is attested in 1880.
