LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

similiāre

*similiāre (present participle *similiantem)

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionresemble, be similar to

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-h₂-lo-
  3. Proto-Italic*semalis
  4. Latinsimiliāre

Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iāre Latin *similiāre From similis + -iāre. Compare Late Latin similāre.

Italo-Romance
  • Italiansomigliare
  • Italiansimigliare
  • Siciliansimigghiari
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesesemelharfrom Old Galician-Portuguese semellar
  • Spanishsemejar
  • Aragonesesemellar
  • Asturianasemeyarfrom Old Leonese semellar
  • Asturiansemeyarfrom Old Leonese semellar
  • Mirandeseassemelharfrom Old Leonese semellar
  • Galiciansemellarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese semellar
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniansimizare
North Italian
  • Friuliansemejâ
  • Friuliansomeâ
  • Old Liguriansemegiar
  • Lombardsomeiàfrom Old Lombard *semeglar
  • Lombardsomejàfrom Old Lombard *semeglar
  • Lombardsomeàfrom Old Lombard *semeglar
  • Piedmontesesmié
  • Piedmontesesemiglià
  • Romanshsumegliar
  • Romanshsemegliar
Gallo-Romance
  • Old Occitansemelhar

Quick answers

What does similiāre mean in Latin?
similiāre, a verb, means “resemble, be similar to”.
Where does similiāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sem- → Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo- → Proto-Italic *semalis → Latin similiāre.