English
resemblance
Resemblance comes from Anglo-Norman resemblance, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one, whole’root as named · steps between not traced
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400resemblance
- Englishearliest quotation 1838same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one, whole’root as named · steps between not traced
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400resemblance
- Englishearliest quotation 1838same form
Earliest quotation: 1838, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, (please specify the page): “His wife and sister had too many points of…”
Formed from resemble + -ance
Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’
Anglo-Norman resembler
Middle English resemblen
English resemble
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’
some, same, single, simple, simply, similar, seem, soft, sam, simulation, singular, sincerely, simultaneous, anomaly, simulate, assemble, sincerity, assimilate, homeopathic, anomalous, homology, hyphen, synapse, simile, insincere, homolog, simulacrum, synchronise, sempre, 48 more
Today it means
noun The quality or state of resembling.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sem- / resemblance