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Where does “semelhante” come from?

semelhante (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin *similiantem, from Vulgar Latin similiare, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

semelhante (Portuguese): Having characteristics or traces in common;...

Definitions

  1. Having characteristics or traces in common;...

Ancestry of “semelhante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*similiantem—
2Vulgar Latinsimiliare—
3Latinsimilissimilar
4Proto-Italicsemalis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “semelhante”

  • semelhantemente
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