Etymology of the English word assimilate
the English word
assimilatederived from the Latin word
assimilatio (likeness, similarity in form; comparison)
derived from the Latin word
assimilatus (similar, like, made similar)
derived from the Latin word
assimilare (make like; compare; counterfeit)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
similare (imitate, copy; pretend)
derived from the Late Latin word
similis (like, similar, resembling)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sem-Date
The earliest known usage of assimilate in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
dissimilate,
assimilated,
assimilatingCognates
Dutch
assimileren, French
assimiler, German
assimilieren, Norwegian
assimilere, Swedish
assimileraUsage
Word found in Modern English
