Where does “similare” come from?
similare (Italian) comes from French similaire, from Latin similaris, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
similare (Italian): similar
Definitions
- similar
Ancestry of “similare”, step by step
similare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French similaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | similaire | similar |
| 2 | Latin | similaris | uniform; similar; second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | semalis | similiar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Latin simile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | simile | nominative neuter singular of similis; accusative... |