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Where does “nonsimilarly” come from?

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

nonsimilarly (English): In a nonsimilar way; differently

Definitions

  1. In a nonsimilar way; differently

Ancestry of “nonsimilarly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonsimilarNot similar; different
2EnglishsimilarHaving traits or characteristics in common;...
3Frenchsimilairesimilar
4Latinsimilarisuniform; similar; second-person singular present...
5Latinsimilissimilar
6Proto-Italicsemalis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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