Where does “somiglianza” come from?
somiglianza (Italian) comes from Italian somigliare, from Vulgar Latin similiare, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
somiglianza (Italian): similarity; resemblance, likeness
Definitions
- similarity; resemblance, likeness
Ancestry of “somiglianza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | somigliare | to resemble, look like |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | similiare | — |
| 3 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | semalis | similiar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |