1. as one, one unit (Notable English members are "same" , "seem", "similar", "single", "simple" and "some". The root is also the origin of the Greek prefix "homo-" and "hetero" (where is is "one and the other".)
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*sem-
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Root: *sem-
The core idea of this root was:
as one, one unit
It’s the most visible in the English same and the German zusammen (together), but there are plenty of other words in the family, especially in English.
- single, singular (“as one”)
- simple (“one fold, one sided” then shifted toward “dumb”)
- resemble (“fitting something”)
- ensemble (“as one”)
- seem, seemingly (“fitting with one”)
- similar, similarity (“like one”)
- simulate (“make like one – imitate”)
- simultaneous (“at one time”)
- some (“one part”)
- -some, fearsome, awesome,… (“-like”)
- samsara (“the one flow”)
The root is also the origin of homo- and hetero- , which are Greek variations of it where the initial “s” changed to “h”.
The German branch of the family focused as lot of the idea of “together”.
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