Where does “semblar” come from?

semblar (Franco-Provençal) comes from Late Latin similo, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

semblar (Franco-Provençal): to seem

Definitions

  1. to seem

Ancestry of “semblar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinsimiloAlternative form of simulō
2Latinsimilissimilar
3Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Italic semalisEvery word from Latin similis
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