Where does “missemblance” come from?
missemblance (English) comes from English semblance, from Middle English semblaunce, from Old French semblance, from Old French semblant, from Old French sembler, from Latin similāre, from Latin similaris, from Latin similis — together, one.
missemblance (English): False resemblance or semblance
Definitions
- False resemblance or semblance
Ancestry of “missemblance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | semblance | likeness, similarity; the quality of being... |
| 2 | Middle English | semblaunce | — |
| 3 | Old French | semblance | — |
| 4 | Old French | semblant | — |
| 5 | Old French | sembler | Alternative form of sambler; to be like; to seem |
| 6 | Latin | similāre | a fax machine |
| 7 | Latin | similaris | uniform; similar; second-person singular present... |
| 8 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | semalis | similiar |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |