Where does “similis” come from?

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

similis (Latin): similar

Definitions

  1. similar

Ancestry of “similis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “similis”

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