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
Ancestry of “simile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | semalis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “simile”