## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French resemblance, from resembler ('to resemble'), from re- (intensive) + sembler ('to seem, appear'), from Latin similare ('to make like'), from similis ('like').

## AI Etymology
Resemblance comes from Anglo-Norman and Old French resemblance, from resembler ('to resemble'), from re- (intensive) + sembler ('to seem, appear'), from Latin similare ('to make like'), from similis ('like'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "the quality of being similar in appearance or character", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Old French resembler, Latin similis, and Proto-Indo-European *sem-. Related words include resemble, semblance, assemble, similar.

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