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

Definitions

  1. ensemble; troupe

Ancestry of “ensemble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchensembletogether; an outfit; a set
2Old Frenchensembletogether
3Latinīnsimultogether
4LatinsimulAt the same time; simultaneously; As soon as
5Latinsimilissimilar
6Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →