Etymology

resemble

re·sem·ble
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Today it means: To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar. Full definition →

Middle English resemblen ← Anglo-Norman resembler
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromresembler
  2. Middle English · inherited fromresemblen
  3. English todayresemble

From Middle English resemblen, from Anglo-Norman resembler, ressembler, from re- + sembler (“to seem”). By surface analysis, re- + semble.

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