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Where does “sembler” come from?

sembler (Old French) comes from Latin similāre, from Latin similaris, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sembler (Old French): Alternative form of sambler; to be like; to seem

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sambler; to be like; to seem

Ancestry of “sembler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsimilāre—
2Latinsimilarisuniform; similar; second-person singular present...
3Latinsimilissimilar
4Proto-Italicsemalis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sembler”

  • resemblance
  • resemble
  • resembling
  • semblance
  • semblable
  • semblant
  • resembleth
  • resemblest
  • resemblant
  • semblably
  • resembler
  • nonresemblance
  • resemblingly
  • resemblable
  • missemblance
  • semblant
  • ressemblance
  • ressembler
  • dissemblable
  • semblable
  • sembler
  • sembla
  • semble
  • semblabilité
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