Etymology of the English word similitude
the English word
similitudederived from the Old French word
similitudederived from the Latin word
similitudo (likeness, imitation; similarity)
derived from the Late Latin word
similis (like, similar, resembling)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sem-Date
The earliest known usage of similitude in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
