Where does “ensemble” come from?

Ensemble derives from French ensemble, from Latin insimul, from Latin simul, from Latin similis meaning similar, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem-.

ensemble (English): A group of separate things that contribute to a...

Definitions

  1. A group of separate things that contribute to a...

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

Words derived from “ensemble”

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