Etymology

semblable

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Today it means: apparent. Full definition →

Middle English [Term?] ← Middle French [Term?] ← Old French sembler
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  1. Old French · derived fromsembler“to be like”
  2. Middle French · derived from[Term?]
  3. Middle English · inherited from[Term?]
  4. English todaysemblable

From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French [Term?], from Old French sembler (“to be like”) + -able.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchsembler all →

semble

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