Where does “semblable” come from?

semblable (English) comes from Old French sembler, from Latin similāre, from Latin similaris, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

semblable (English): similar; apparent; conformable

Definitions

  1. similar; apparent; conformable

Ancestry of “semblable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchsemblerAlternative form of sambler; to be like; to seem
2Latinsimilārea fax machine
3Latinsimilarisuniform; similar; second-person singular present...
4Latinsimilissimilar
5Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “semblable”

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