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
- Alternative form of sambler; to be like; to seem
Ancestry of “sembler”, step by step
sembler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin similāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | similāre | a fax machine |
| 2 | Latin | similaris | uniform; similar; second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | semalis | similiar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Late Latin similare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | similare | present active infinitive of similō;... |