semellante

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese semellante, from Vulgar Latin *similiantem, present participle of *similiāre, a verb based on Latin similis (“similar”). By surface analysis, semellar +‎ -ante. Compare Portuguese semelhante, Spanish semejante.

Adjective

semellante m or f (plural semellantes)

1. similar, alike (having traits or characteristics in common)
2. what a, such a
3. (geometry) like

Related terms

• semellanza
• semellar