Similar
/ˈsɪm.ə.lər/noun
Having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity.
Did you know?English got *similar* from Latin *similis*, and that same root also gave us *simile*—the literary device built on comparison, as if language itself was trained to spot doubles.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sem-
“one; together; same”
Latin
Latin
similis
“like, resembling, similar”
Late Latin
Latin
similāris
“of a like kind, similar”
15th Century
English
similar
“having likeness or resemblance”
Modern English
English
similar
“having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity”