Where does “unsimilarly” come from?
unsimilarly (English) comes from English unsimilar, from English similar, from French similaire, from Latin similaris, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “unsimilarly”, step by step
unsimilarly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsimilar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsimilar | dissimilar |
| 2 | English | similar | Having traits or characteristics in common;... |
| 3 | French | similaire | similar |
| 4 | Latin | similaris | uniform; similar; second-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | semalis | similiar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |