Where does “versemblant” come from?

versemblant (Catalan) comes from Catalan semblant, from Latin similāns, from Latin similō, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

versemblant (Catalan): likely, plausible

Definitions

  1. likely, plausible

Ancestry of “versemblant”, step by step

versemblant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan semblant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansemblantsimilar; such
2Latinsimilāns—
3Latinsimilōfirst att. 4th c. CE
4Latinsimilissimilar
5Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Catalan ver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanvertrue, real
2Old Catalanverspring (season)
3Latinvērspring
4Latinveror—
5Proto-Italicwezorspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

Words derived from “versemblant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Italic semalis →Every word from Latin similis →