Where does “same” come from?
Same comes from Middle English samen, from Old Norse samr, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem-, ultimately related to the root expressing unity or togetherness.
same (English): Not different or other; not another or others;...
Definitions
- Not different or other; not another or others;...
Ancestry of “same”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | same | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 3 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 6 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |
Words derived from “same”