Where does “semăna” come from?

semăna (Romanian) comes from Latin sēminō, from Latin sēmen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

semăna (Romanian): to sow, seed; to resemble, look like

Definitions

  1. to sow, seed; to resemble, look like

Ancestry of “semăna”, step by step

semăna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sēminō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēminōto plant, sow
2Latinsēmenseed (of plants)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

via Late Latin similo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinsimiloAlternative form of simulō
2Latinsimilissimilar
3Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “semăna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥Every word from Latin sēmen
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