Where does “ensemble” come from?
ensemble (Dutch) comes from French ensemble, from Old French ensemble, from Latin īnsimul, from Latin simul, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
ensemble (Dutch): ensemble; troupe
Ancestry of “ensemble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | ensemble | together; an outfit; a set |
| 2 | Old French | ensemble | together |
| 3 | Latin | īnsimul | — |
| 4 | Latin | simul | At the same time; simultaneously; As soon as |
| 5 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | semalis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |