Where does “nonsimilar” come from?

nonsimilar (English) comes from English similar, from French similaire, from Latin similaris, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

nonsimilar (English): Not similar; different

Definitions

  1. Not similar; different

Ancestry of “nonsimilar”, step by step

nonsimilar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English similar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsimilarHaving traits or characteristics in common;...
2Frenchsimilairesimilar
3Latinsimilarisuniform; similar; second-person singular present...
4Latinsimilissimilar
5Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “nonsimilar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →