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facsimile
[facsimile 词源字典]
facsimile:
see
fax
[facsimile etymology, facsimile origin, 英语词源]
facsimile (n.)
"exact copy," 1690s, two words, from Latin
fac simile
"make similar," from
fac
imperative of
facere
"to make" (see
factitious
) +
simile
, neuter of
similis
"like, similar" (see
similar
). One-word form predominated in 20c. As an adjective from 1877