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Where does “semelhar” come from?

semelhar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese semellar, from Vulgar Latin similiare, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

semelhar (Portuguese): to resemble

Definitions

  1. to resemble

Ancestry of “semelhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesemellarto resemble
2Vulgar Latinsimiliare—
3Latinsimilissimilar
4Proto-Italicsemalis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “semelhar”

  • semelhante
  • semelhantemente
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