Where does “semblably” come from?
semblably (English) comes from English semblable, from Old French sembler, from Latin similāre, from Latin similaris, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
semblably (English): In a similar way; similarly; Seemingly,...
Definitions
- In a similar way; similarly; Seemingly,...
Ancestry of “semblably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | semblable | similar; apparent; conformable |
| 2 | Old French | sembler | Alternative form of sambler; to be like; to seem |
| 3 | Latin | similāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | similaris | uniform; similar; second-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | semalis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |