verb/sɑ̃.ble/
to seem, to resemble, to look like; to appear, to seem, to look
“Il semblerait qu'il y ait des différences significatives entre les deux groupes.” — There would seem to be significant differences between the two groups.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo- Proto-Italic *semalis Latin similis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin simuloder. Late Latin similo Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Late Latin -āre Late Latin similāre Old French sembler Middle French sembler French sembler Inherited from Middle French sembl