Where does “similitude” come from?
similitude (French) comes from Latin similitūdō, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
similitude (French): similitude
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Ancestry of “similitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | similitūdō | Likeness, resemblance, similarity; imitation |
| 2 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | semalis | similiar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |