Where does “fac simile” come from?

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

fac simile (Latin): make similar; make like

Definitions

  1. make similar; make like

Ancestry of “fac simile”, step by step

fac simile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin simile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsimilenominative neuter singular of similis; accusative...
2Latinsimilissimilar
3Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Latin fac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfacsecond-person singular present active imperative...
2Latinfacēre—

Words derived from “fac simile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →
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