Looked like or had similar features or qualities to something else.
From Old French 'resembler,' combining 're-' (again) and 'sembler' (to seem or appear), from Latin 'semblare.' Literally meant 'to seem like again' or 'to have a similar appearance.'
The prefix 're-' in 'resemble' doesn't mean it happened twice—it's just part of how French verbs were built, but English speakers often wonder why the word has 're-' at all.
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