Resemblance
/rɪˈzɛm.bləns/noun
The state or quality of being alike or similar in appearance or nature.
Did you know?English got this word through Old French, but its deep ancestor is Latin *similis*, the same root behind “similar,” so resemblance is literally built on the ancient language of likeness and mirroring.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
similis
“like, resembling, similar”
Late Latin
Latin
re-similare
“to make like again; to resemble”
Old French
Old French
resembler
“to resemble, be like”
Middle English
English
resemblen
“to be like, appear similar”
Modern English
English
resemblance
“likeness; similarity in appearance or nature”
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