Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*sem-
16 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *sem-, most common first.
- someA certain number (multiple but not all).
- sameNot different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
- singleNot accompanied by anything else; one in number.
- seemTo appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.
- samSynonym of Dicky Sam (“a man from Liverpool”)
- assembleTo put together.
- sincereGenuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.
- simplexHaving a single structure; not composite or complex; undivided, unitary.
- assimilateTo incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.
- semblanceThe outward appearance or form of a person or thing.
- selfsameChiefly preceded by the: precisely the same; the very same; the same not only in being similar but in being identical.
- simulacrumA physical image or representation of a deity, person, or thing.
- beseemGenerally with a qualifying word such as ill or well: to appear, look, or seem (a certain way for someone or something).
- heterodontHaving teeth of different types (like most mammals).
- siglumA letter or other symbol that stands for a name or word; specifically, one used in a modern literary work to refer to an early version of a text.
- singulativeOf or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a mass noun.