Where does “ensemble” come from?

ensemble (Old French) comes from Latin īnsimul, from Latin simul, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ensemble (Old French): together

Definitions

  1. together

Ancestry of “ensemble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnsimultogether
2LatinsimulAt the same time; simultaneously; As soon as
3Latinsimilissimilar
4Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ensemble”

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