LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

similitās

similitās f (genitive similitātis)

Meaning

  1. likeness, resemblance, similarity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesimilitāssimilitātēs
genitivesimilitātissimilitātum
dativesimilitātīsimilitātibus
accusativesimilitātemsimilitātēs
ablativesimilitātesimilitātibus
vocativesimilitāssimilitātēs

sĭmĭlĭtas, ātis, f. similis a rare form for similitudo,
I. likeness, resemblance, similarity: morum, Caecil. ap. Non. 177, 2 (Com. Rel. v. 216 Rib.).—Plur.: naturae rerum similitates, Vitr. 2, 9 med.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin similitās From similis + -tās. Compare with simultās.

Quick answers

What does similitās mean in Latin?
similitās, a noun, means “likeness, resemblance, similarity”.
What is the genitive of similitās?
The genitive singular is similitātis. similitās is feminine, third declension.
Where does similitās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sem- → Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo- → Proto-Italic *semalis → Latin similitās.