Where does “simile” come from?

simile (Italian) comes from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

simile (Italian): similar; such

Definitions

  1. similar; such

Ancestry of “simile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsimilissimilar
2Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “simile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Italic semalis →Every word from Latin similis →