English
assemble
Assemble comes from Old French assembler ‘to assemble’, from Medieval Latin assimulāre ‘to bring together’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘together, one’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-h₂-lo-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*semalis‘similiar’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsimilis‘like, similar’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsimulō‘copy, imitate’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500assimulāre‘to bring together’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400assembler‘to assemble’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500assemblen
- Englishearliest quotation 1611assemble
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘together, one’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-h₂-lo-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*semalis‘similiar’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsimilis‘like, similar’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsimulō‘copy, imitate’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500assimulāre‘to bring together’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400assembler‘to assemble’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500assemblen
- Englishearliest quotation 1611assemble
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “All the men of Israel assembled themselves.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘together, one’
some, same, single, simply, simple, soft, sam, seem, sincerely, singular, similarity, simultaneous, anomaly, sincerity, resemblance, anomalous, resemble, homeopathic, assimilate, homology, insincere, hyphen, synapse, homolog, synchronise, sempre, 45 more
through Latin similis ‘like, similar’
similar, simile, simulacrum, 21 more
through Latin simulō ‘copy, imitate’
Today it means
verb To put together.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sem- / assemble