Where does “similar” come from?

Similar comes from French similaire, from Latin similaris, derived from Latin similis meaning "like," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sem-.

similar (English): Having traits or characteristics in common;...

Definitions

  1. Having traits or characteristics in common;...

Ancestry of “similar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsimilairesimilar
2Latinsimilarisuniform; similar; second-person singular present...
3Latinsimilissimilar
4Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “similar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Italic semalis →Every word from Latin similis →