Where does “semblant” come from?
semblant (English) comes from French semblant, from French sembler, from Middle French sembler, from Old French sembler, from Latin similāre, from Latin similaris, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis — together, one.
semblant (English): One's outward appearance; Like; resembling;...
Definitions
- One's outward appearance; Like; resembling;...
Ancestry of “semblant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | semblant | present participle of sembler; a semblance |
| 2 | French | sembler | to seem, to resemble; to appear |
| 3 | Middle French | sembler | to seem; to appear |
| 4 | Old French | sembler | Alternative form of sambler; to be like; to seem |
| 5 | Latin | similāre | a fax machine |
| 6 | Latin | similaris | uniform; similar; second-person singular present... |
| 7 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | semalis | similiar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |