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