similar

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 263 words | Copyright

similar †homogeneous; like, alike. XVII (†similary XVI). — F. similaire or medL. similāris, f. L. similis, based on IE. *sem- *som- (cf. SAME); see -AR, -ARY.
Hence or — F. similarity XVII. So similitude XIV. — (O)F. or L.

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